[ With that explanation he understands Claude's reluctance to give a more detailed answer. Kahlil has no one here to worry about from his own world, but there are things he doesn't wish others to know, especially those he's become close to. He's alluded to it to some, the nature of his condition right before he arrived, at least in conversations about faith.

Many people here like to believe that the ones who disappear return to where they came from. But if that's true, what happens to those who were on the brink of death?

He doesn't want anyone to worry about him like that.

Later he'll ask if Claude minds him reading some of the texts in his domain, assuming the books are full and not blank pages - but he thinks Claude's the type to fill them in. He wants to learn more about his friend's world.

Claude mentions his companions, and Kahlil thinks of the White Space again. Different things than I do in some ways. He looks down, head canting slightly as he turns over his words in his head. ]

Do they only not know these things because they haven't happened to them yet - from your point of view, or - do they also remember things from the past differently than you do?

[ It's a confusing question, and he expects Claude to give him a funny look. But he doesn't know how to phrase it any better. ]