Their time in Ishval certainly did explain a good amount, despite the fact that the time they had spent together there had been reasonably short; they had been assigned to the same district shortly after Isaac had arrived, before Kimblee had been sent into the Kanda district after the Rockbells. It wasn't that he thought Isaac had forgotten the discussions that had occurred there, but...

"I see." His voice was quiet, though it was in a way that was more contemplative than bothered. "I didn't realize that was still so important to you - I mean, surely at the time, yes. I understand that much. But now...?"