[He hesitates as well, choosing his words with care. There was much about their day in the Vale that had stayed with him, and the memories that it had chosen to confront the both of them with remained fresh in his mind, as though it had been hours instead of months.]

I thought that whoever the voice belonged to, they must have loved you very, very much.

[That was an understatement, given the words that had been used, and given Amelia's reaction at the time.]

You told me then that it was a wonderful memory— and while it was already clear they were quite special to you, I imagine they must have been worthy of you, as well.

[What little he knows about her past... he can only imagine the circumstances of such a bond had to have been extraordinary.]