[ Memories are precious things. When the worst happens, they may be all you have to comfort you in the dark. And the memories they've made as Scions and as friends are some of the most important she can recall.

She's only minutely aware of the discrepancies that sometimes occur with her own recollections, but to Himeka, Thancred's version here is edging perfection. It makes sense, too--he's been trained in mapping out areas as a means for infiltration. She thinks this is likely even better than her own version. ]

It feels like it was ages ago since we were actually here...

[ Although she has made her own forays into the First since then, both for personal and professional reasons. Still, it's never quite the same without the people who journeyed so far ahead of her. ]

I'm sure by the time we get back, Y'shtola will have figured out how to traverse the rift again.

[ Because they will all return one day. Just like Urianger did. ]