[Nothing could surprise him as much - and throw him so off guard - as when Nephry first told him that Gelda Nebilim had lived here. But this fact is still enough to give him pause. It's something he'd never considered for her - his teacher, an authority figure. But in this new world, with a new chance at life, he could see her trying to pursue happiness. He wanted to feel good about this, but what did it matter? It's over. She's dead again.]

Ah. So she found love in this world, did she? As I imagine this isn't quite the environment wherein marriages of a political nature occur.