[Alhaitham's own gaze briefly flickers over to her at the first part of her response. He did have a few guesses about the nature of Benedikta's past from a combination of the memories he'd been subjected to before plus the general nature of what her world is like via what he'd heard from the rest, but hearing the admission obviously brings no joy. Of course, Sumeru itself does not come without its own hardships, though they are more frequent out in the desert sands, and children who had to grow up with little to no homes and families are not anything new—but he supposes those hardships are different to what transpires in the world Benedikta and the rest hail from. Doubly so when he knows that none of them have the intention to return; that alone speaks volumes of what they have gone through.

But with all of that said, Alhaitham knows better than to bring any of that up, so he returns his gaze to the Teacaf machine, removing the cup of tea from where it'd been sitting under the dispenser as soon as it beeps to signal its completion.]

People have done worse things, for lesser reasons than the ones that plague your home world. [He says, shortly before offering the now steeped tea over for Benedikta to take.] Regardless, it's good that he found her when he did. She clearly admires him.

[Which is to say, he can tell Cid must have raised her pretty well.]