[ Perhaps that one of her strengths here in this place. She already had gone through many sad things here and in her world... So maybe that's why she can stand strong here for others. ]

I know that the strong bonds we had are still in my heart, and even if I will miss them a lot, I know I can wait all the time it takes to see them again once more.

My student, Gray, he was in this world once. He looked older than the last time I saw him. I never thought I would see him again, yet I this place brought him here. [ Such fond memories. ] Waiting is really hard, but you are not alone here. Nobody wants to make their friends feel bad for their disappearance, so what you can try to do for their sake is to overcome this pain and try to be happy.

So when they come back, you can share all those happy memories with them.