[ Orpheus just looks at Salieri for a moment, sad-eyed despite his attempts to smile through it, before looking down at his hands. ]

A lot of people do these days, though. Times are - they're really hard, back home. A lot of families get split up for one reason or another. [ People dying, or having to leave to find work, or just not being able to care for one another. ] I'm just glad for the time we did have? And that I know she's still out there and is okay.

[ He doesn't sound glad about it, but he has to be, right? It's so much more than so many others have. He doesn't want to be ungrateful. ]