Missing a finger when he's this troubled means there's probably more missing, but he can't guess the gem immediately on his own. Still, he's not going to press for details because that's not the important part of this.

"It's understandable. We do not really want to give them everything they ask of us. Especially like this." Syrlya certainly dodged trials, and if he wasn't at Eta status he probably wouldn't have done a single one and skated by on farm work.

"Is it still wearing you out?"