Huvrye's expression falls as Mark explains. He wasn't sure what he was expecting, but somehow, the explanation is still worse. To go from the high of a planned global trip to the absolute horror of a holding cell with no end in sight-

And normal people are supposed to scar when they heal - to have proof that they survived whatever they experienced. Homunculi don't do that, and Mark doesn't have them either - no proof of what happened except for his memories.

He shakes his head slowly as it sinks in, expression still stricken. "I'm sorry." It's inadequate at best. It is so, so little in the face of what Mark's been through, but right now, it's all Huvrye has to offer.