[ Furiae didn't say anything, not until once they had taken their trays and picked out a place to eat in peace, hopefully at a spot where no one sat close to them. She took the opposite side to Knuckles, sitting looking at the table and the foods that stuck out on the trays, until she returned to their conversation. ]

I'm not blind to how people feel towards my brother... I know that he hasn't many allies, that his friends are few...

[ She watched the steam from her cup rise in front of her, but decided to look at Knuckles instead as she spoke-- ]

But he has changed... compared to the man he was before.

[ -- and then she looked back down again, to her lunch. ]

He is happier... even if it is only a little.