Goal (2)

"He does," Kyran admitted with a wry smile. He recalled how The Emperor managed to corner him and nearly hit the bucket when the latter destroyed a dead plane.

While this was on his mind, he felt a soft tug at his right sleeve. He turned and saw Cyneah looking at him in concern.

Cyneah, despite her lack of sight, was heightenedly sensitive to others' emotions. A mere sound, a slight change in tone, could provide her with a window into their soul, allowing her to deduce their feelings almost accurately.

In Kyran's case, Cyneah heard the underlying frustration and unease when he answered Diara. He only spoke two words that did not say much about what he experienced, but she felt the weight of what he went through after meeting The Emperor.

Cyneah felt pain from imagining the hardship Kryan experienced to escape The Emperor's pursuit. Kyran might have even been on the verge of death before fleeing to the Higher Realm.