Most people don't actually want to know. It's just a pleasantry.

[The barest smile, one without humor that doesn't reach his eyes. It slips away again after a moment, and Saralegui frowns, a nail tapping against Shima's hide the only other indication of the depths of his agitation.]

It's just...the scope of everything that was lost. I had a whole kingdom before, people I could trust with my life. All I have here is...well, her. [He inclines his head at the little dragon, and she lifts her head from where she'd been resting it against Tzilan's thigh, all too alert for any focus on her.] I don't think it's unreasonable for me to be depressed.