You'd made the mistake of sitting next to him on the express. Welt was usually quiet, seeming almost distant from everyone else on the Express. He never took interest in games, only playing if March begged him to or Himeko gave him a stare.

You'd always thought he was a loner, so you'd taken up the mission of speaking to him. Three months on the Astral Express and you'd barely said a word to the man.