It was hard to say exactly where Bulba's roller coaster of emotions had decided to settle. There was still a deep sense of loss dragging him down. It was a loss of a part of himself that Bulba didn't know how to begin describing in ways that Char might understand. He wondered if losing the companionship of the only Saur he knew would be something he could actually walk away stronger from. The dull numbness left behind might have gotten to him more if it hadn't been for warmth that Char had managed to bring back. This part, right here and now, made Bulba happy. Something had shifted for the better here between them, he was pretty sure. That was wonderful. Bulba just wished he could have been enjoying it better.

The two polar opposite emotions of gain and loss left Bulba stranded in the middle.

Smiling felt grossly inappropriate for him to be doing at the moment. The one he returned to Char was small and somewhat faltering, but it existed. That would have to do for now.

"Yeah, I get it," he said with a small nod. "I'm glad for that, at least... Sorry for waking you up."