[And for one like Leonhardt, that question couldn't have been much more painful than driving a knife into him. Oh yeah, he was quite lucky to have his little brother here, but unlucky in that his little brother doesn't know him any longer.

He hadn't intended on answering this or even listening to the replies, but in his slight pause before closing the journal his kitten jumped up into his lap and turned on the recording device.

Kaori can hear a kitten's meow before a man's voice comes over the journal after he removes the little black kitten from his lap.]

My apologies, miss. It would appear that my kitten wished to answer that she misses her brothers and sisters even if they are not so far away.

[Now to hope he wouldn't be pressed for an answer himself, but he's already thinking ahead to what to do if he is.]