[ ... Oh. Eithan didn't know that Belth knew Mikleo. How could he have? Everything happened so fast, it's not like he had time to tell anyone where he was, what he was trying to help with... And here, this guy personally knew the one who... who couldn't be saved any other way than the way it went down.

His own expression turns sad. He's handled a lot of death, a lot of "do what must be done," but that never makes being around it any easier. He looks down as well, pushes a hand through his hair as he listens. Yeah, now he's... Yeah. ]

I had no idea you knew the guy... I never met 'im before, myself. Sorey, either. [ Beat. ] That's the man he was with. They were close.

[ It was obvious to Eithan from the start, even if the others hadn't remotely implied as much anyway. ]