[If anything, Natalia seems far too pleased and innocent to have suffered a fate like Asch's. So maybe his death didn't plunge him into the darkness, which makes him wonder how Natalia wound up there. At any rate, he probably shouldn't make anything of it now. There's no point in dampening her spirits with that discussion, and Asch could always look into it later.]
Not long ago. [After studying her more carefully, he adds,] Are you out here alone?
[Out in the forest without a party? Not that Asch doubts Natalia's abilities, but it just doesn't seem right for her to be traveling alone.]
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Not long ago. [After studying her more carefully, he adds,] Are you out here alone?
[Out in the forest without a party? Not that Asch doubts Natalia's abilities, but it just doesn't seem right for her to be traveling alone.]