[ That long... Joshua shakes his head gently, feeling sullen on Byleth's behalf. Loneliness is already a difficult sentiment to wrestle with. Add to that being trapped in an unfamiliar world with no foreseeable escape, it's easy to see how anyone would feel devastated to the point of losing hope. ]

No, I should be apologizing for making you remember, but I wanted to temper my expectations that tomorrow should bring me anyone closer to home.

[ Maybe it's a fool's errand to still cling to hope regardless, but Joshua has already spent most of his life in a dying world and had still nursed the idea that he could help save it, no matter how far his body had deteriorated. It shouldn't be any different here, and if there's a chance that Valisthea yet stands somewhere in this web of interconnected realms, he can't let despair render him immobile. ]

Was there anyone else from your world that arrived with you, or are we all sole representatives of our respective worlds?