Honestly? [Maes tried not to let out a bitter laugh. Wasn't THAT just the million dollar question. Still, if anyone was going to appreciate honesty right now and maybe what to expect...well Zack seemed like he could use it. He instead shakes his head.]

I don't know. I don't like to think about it too much, because I was told that Astoria doesn't have control over that. Part of me wants to just leave it at that, but there's still a part of me that wants to ask and have some sort of confirmation one way or another. But what good would it do to know?

[But it might be clear by the look on Maes's face that he really DOES kind of want to know and he's mostly afraid of what that answer will be.]