Leto was most likely also the person on that list that was most difficult to lie to. Not that he would question if Sparkle did. Everyone was entitled to their secrets. That Sparkle didn't was a sign of confidence, of showing vulnerability, and Leto considered how to respond.

What Sparkle described was very familiar, although not as much from his own experiences as from all the memories inside. Fear of loss had followed humanity for a long time, after all.

And there had been his father.

"What did you lose that you don't want to lose again?" Leto asked. The more abstract response wasn't hard to guess, but Leto wondered if Sparkle wanted to share the details.