For as much as he could guess from her mannerisms, Kuroda had no idea that he had made her feel better about her future in any way, but he hoped this conversation was helping her out nonetheless as he reached the top and sat in the clearing next to her. "I really just picked this place to set up shop so no one could track us easily, but it really does a lot for the spirit, too," he commented softly, looking out over the tops of the trees. "If it doesn't bother you too much to tell, what's this Marie friend of yours like? She can't be that bad of a person if you considered her your companion."