[ Cloud understands, really. There's really nothing more that they can do on this end. They have to wait for new islands to show up and then scour every inch of them to try to find clues. Hints. Anything that they can dig up. Some are more focused on how this world got into this state, thinking that this might lead to the whereabouts of the artifact.

But he does know how important it is to get back home. The way that their own planet is... Well it needs all the help it can get in order to not fall apart. There is still so much that needs to be done. ]

When do we sail? [ His eyes meet Vincent's with a raised brow and a quirk of a lip. ] First thing in the morning, probably back to Elah. There's a couple of things I want to check on.

[ Namely the whalers that he and Eustace put down. That's an operation that Cloud wants to entirely shut down - too many people had been put into harm's way because of docks and ports being destroyed.

He then breathes out a sigh. ]

To be fair, I'm just here to protect what I can.

[ Meaning that yes, finding the artifact and going home is a priority, but it's not Cloud's main focus. While he accepts that time cannot stand still forever and he can't live in the past and wish that things had gone differently, there are still people living here. This is their now so Cloud wants to protect that.

For as long as he can. ]