"They won't be the same. They don't know how to make proper silly hats here."

Kell latched on this irrelevant detail because he aggressively tries not to think about people. Not to think about Tieren. Tieren who always knew what to say, always had a good word, or a stern one if Kell deserved it. Always knew how to right his course whenever Kell let his magic steer him the wrong way. Who would sigh and roll his eyes, but cover up their antics as long as they were just stupid and not actively destructive to others.
Who would tell Kell he's being dramatic, when he was, but would listen and understand anyway.

He even misses their parents.