[It's a telling freeze. Jade can surmise that Arietta has either lived to witness Ion's death or has learned the truth about the original Ion's fate. Perhaps even both? It does not give a way for the information that Jade primarily seeks: whether or not he's speaking to an Arietta who has come back from the dead.

But he can see Arietta is irrational enough to not answer his questions easily without force. And even Jade is disinclined to such to a little girl, especially to one who is currently not necessarily an enemy, and whom Ion had vouched for him to spare in the past. And the memory of her still body following the duel nags at Jade's mind in some odd way he doesn't want to acknowledge. He's not one to feel guilt, after all.

So he comes to a stop. Jade's willing to let her leave, but he still says one more thing to see the effect it would have.]

I see. You can do as you'd like Arietta. I'll stay here. After all, I should make preparations to meet with the fon master.