So many what-if's. He sighed through his quiet contemplation. There was no need to twist the knife than it had already been. He didn't want to think on the negative since he had enough of that back home. He was thinking on a new hope even if the outcome wasn't entirely favorable. He was already thinking about the inevitable but didn't want to voice his opinion on it.

Matters were complicated enough. He took a moment to think about an action plan without saying that he was. Angeal was ready to face the good or the bad and in his own way, he was grateful for the chance to atone for his past sins. "I'll do my best."

It was a simple response that said so much, at least for him anyway. He didn't want to shell out false hope by saying that he would succeed when he knew better. Should the outcome provide a favorable result, then he had a reason to smile again genuinely through these ordeals. For now, he was just as much in the moment as Ashelia.

"Do we have a description of the plant?" He asked. He needed to note what it was he was looking for. As a hobbiest botanist, it made sense.