[That was a bit more forthright than he expected, and his eyes betray him with their sincere surprise as he glances to Zelda. He quickly looks away again when he sees the way she's all curled up--it feels vulnerable in a way he shouldn't watch too closely.] ...it's not easy to stomach even when you've been around for centuries. It feels much worse at your age.

[He thinks? He was still basically a baby when he was literally Zelda's age but he knows about teenagers, theoretically? He was a teenager for a few centuries too.] But it may not be as bad as it seems. [He doesn't know what happened, but again, there is an implicit invitation to elaborate.]