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Dionysus hadn't noticed the other aura until the Knight was on top of him.

"Ah... Sorry... I've only crossed paths with a Saturn Squire as of late. If I do though, I can point him in your direction?" The tall blonde tilted his head slightly. "I can help you look for him if you want." More people meant more ground could be covered, more areas reached.

Dionysus shook his head slightly. "It's definitely not the worst greeting I've had." He said with a light laugh. "We can start over if you want." Offering a hand Dionysus gave a soft smile. "Dionysus. It's nice to meet you.

"I get it." Dionysus said softly. "I've been there before. Searching for people in a city this big... by yourself? I can honestly say it was a bit of a nightmare. Especially as a Chibi." That had made things infinitely worse then they had to be..

"I'd be lying if I said I didn't think like that anymore." While Dionysus had found one person he'd been looking for, the other.... Well. On occasion he still found himself looking. "It's a horrible mindset to be in, that's for sure. But... Just cause you haven't found them, doesn't necessarily mean the worst." It could mean they don't want to be found, true. But it didn't mean it had to end in a bad way. Dionysus shook his head. "No. It's fine. Like I said, I've been there. I get it." The blonde glanced at the city before them before turning back to Qingcheng. "It.. gets easier to deal with. I'm not going to lie to you and say it completely goes away, and that you'll be over it. But it gets easier. Some days will be better then others, and vice versa. But I'd rather believe that they're happy, where ever they are, then the alternative."

"I'd like to believe that I'll find them someday... But I'm also not going to let that sole thing control my life. I know that who I'm searching for, would want me to live my life." It probably sounded bad to say but....

"I agree with you there. It's a situation I wouldn't wish on anyone... But, at least you know that you're not truly alone in this feeling. I hope you find them too, someday."

"Maybe it was something he needed to do on his own?" Dionysus offered. "I can understand where it would suck though, not telling you something like that but. I dunno, maybe he thought it would be safer if he didn't tell you?" It could have been a situation where this person didn't think he'd be away for this long as it was. "I apologize if this sounds rude, I don't mean for it to be but... Do you think it was something you could change? If you knew, I mean." Just cause Qingcheng changed that particular thing, didn't mean there could have been other things thta sent them off.

"It's not stupid. You're right. It's easy to feel that way. I felt that way for a long time." Sometimes he still did. "Just because we're on the same side or part of the same faction, doesn't always mean we're working together. But, it's like you said. There are reminders that you're not. It's important to remember them."

Dionysus glanced at Qingcheng again. "Something I was told once is... 'It's never goodbye. It's always see you later. Laojun might not be here, but that doesn't mean he's gone. He's still in your heart and your memories. When I was missing... my old team, I use to just think back on the times I had with them. Dion shrugged lightly. "It didn't make everything perfect, and I wasn't magically not hurting anymore but... it helped."