[ Luckily she doesn't seem too hurt... but it's mostly because she expected that reaction from that boy. He can't do the whole comfort thing too well, but he does his best, and it's all she can ask.

... Unfortunately, his best isn't hitting the mark. ]

... I wish I knew. Your guess is as good as mine. But the leader of this place won't talk to us, won't meet us - I can't even get close to his castle. No one who actually lives in this world will tell us anything. Even after all this time... I don't have any answers.

[ At that, she deflates even more - she hadn't wanted to admit it to anyone, but there's no point in hiding from someone who cons for a living... Not to mention she's more comfortable revealing this sort of thing to someone very close to her.

She's a failure at being a true explorer, a real adventurer. ]

... And it gets worse, if you can believe it.