Caleb winces. "Ah." That really hadn't been their finest hour--him especially. "I apologize again for that." They're long past it by now, but he feels the compulsive need to say he's sorry every time it comes up. It was his past catching up to him that caused Yussa to lose a precious artifact. Even if the favor was more than repaid by freeing him from Cognouza, Caleb still feels guilty. So much concerning Ikithon and the many ways he'd impacted and hurt those he cares about in order to get to him brings a resurgence of that emotion, even if he knows intellectually that Ikithon himself is the one to blame.

But if the scroll is related to Yussa's previous companion, then it could only be Planerider Ryn--a figure Caleb knows little about beyond reading their research log in the plane of fire. It makes sense for Yussa to have traversed the planes with someone by that unusual title, and the gift of the scroll, an elaborate and priceless magical item, implies a definite closeness.

It's uncharitable, but Caleb feels more than a little sour toward this mysterious figure, despite their indirect role in saving the Nein through their gift to Yussa. But he doesn't like feeling jealous, so he really doesn't know why he continues to press on this bruise. Normally he would not consider himself prone to this sort of envy at all.

"I do not mean to pry. I am just curious about your past travels. You've only spoken of them a little."