[It's some small relief at the very least. One less thing to weigh on his mind, and so long as he understood that the princess was safe, then he didn't need lengthy, detailed explanations.

He begins to frown though as Axel reasons why such things could even happen. It's a frown that slowly melts into sadness, but it's shaken away with the motion of his head.]

You're a part of him, even if you're not the same as when we met. That's enough to qualify for me. So...so don't apologize. You're still Lea to me.