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"It is. But still better than when things were on the brink of war," Fox admits with a smile that, while sad, holds no small amount of relief. Peace has been hard won for the Hollowed Grounds, and it will always bear the scars of its past. But hopefully the future will see it contribute something other than conflict to Caido. Maybe they can even be allies to other places. As for the Ancients, his brow furrows and he shakes his head. "I have never met another one there," he admits - he has never met another one in general, truthfully. "I was an Ascended as you can probably guess. There's a shrine to Dygra in the Grounds, though I don't know how it got there. It's where I chose to change." He absolutely understands the need to leave the Grounds, and there's no bitterness or resentment there, Fox instead falling back into step with Deimos as they meander through the tunnels. "That's kind of you - I'll send something up to Halo if anything goes badly awry," he says with a small nod. "I'd visit myself, but uh... the cold isn't too kind to me these days." fox