"Oh, yes please." [Chise moved her cup so it was easier to reach. She smiled softly at his words.] "I've known him for about two years now... though I guess it feels longer than that. So much has happened..." [It was a different kind of 'long' than her time before meeting Elias.]

"Have you ever felt that? That time felt longer than it actually was? Or... absence makes the heart grow fonder. That was the saying."