It...was. [her expression pinches for a moment as she reconsiders saying so.] I mean...it can be. But...this place is...more of a chance for a future than I've known since I was a child. [her mouth quirks again and she shrugs, shifting in place. she ought to find something amusing in how this is being accented by the noises of a bunch of gluttonous Pokemon chowing down at their feet, maybe say something of it, to alleviate the burden on him to have to react to such a weighty topic. it's not his to carry, after all, and it'd be unfair to saddle him with any of it.]

I know the threat that awaits me should I ever be returned to my task. And...if I'm the same Lucina my cousin knew, then...maybe I know the outcome, too.

[and whether or not she is that same Lucina who sees a victory over fell Grima? gods, she doesn't want to think about how much time she's spent wrestling with that. it's dreadful stuff, not knowing for sure if you're really meant for the greatness someone insists you are.

she sighs a little, then pushes a small smile on her face, her eyes downcast so she can peer at the little creature around her neck, unfolding her hands so she can lightly boop at its nose.]

But in a place like this... I can find a different future ahead of me. I've been able to see so much...learn so much, meet so many different people. [she ducks her head a little, a soft laugh in her voice.]

I've become very selfish here in ways. There's so much I want to keep for myself here, even though I know it isn't mine to stay. But it can be mine for as long as the present is here. And the future can be...far away for a little while longer. Whatever it might be. If that makes sense...