It wasn't. [ Orpheus laughs, a little bit. ] I wanted to be with her all the time, when I was little, and I was always so upset when she went away. I didn't understand what could've been more important to her than me, not then.

[ He forces another smile. ]

Mister Hermes is great, though. He's always really busy, too, but he used to take me with him when he had to go away on business sometimes. That's how I got to see as much of the country as I have? Not nearly as much as Eurydice has, but I'm grateful for it.