He sighed heavily. "While that is a bit of an exaggeration, I've no doubt it will take some time before they are as they were before. What a shame!" Watching them made him feel young again. At least Timon was going to leave them be (and he himself had guessed correctly on the amount of distance needed).

Vyers paused, frown suddenly deepening as he realized Timon hadn't answered his question. Had that been on purpose, or had the meerkat merely gotten lost in his list of complaints? Knowing Timon, it was likely to be some sort of mixture of both. In any case, Vyers still wanted to hear the answer. Was this his way of attempting to make amends with Laharl. Hm. "Why were you attempting to create that story in the first place?" he asked again.