[He's quiet, looking at her for a moment and then looking away in thought. That's not what he'd been asking; why she doesn't go along on expeditions has nothing to do with not wanting to leave this world. Neither of which make any particular sense to him, not really. This place is unnatural, no matter what sort of second chances it gives; they're all false. Connor is sure there is a chance he will not take a wife either, depending on how his mission progresses, but he still knows he would not trade his obligation for false happiness.

He looks over at Molotov again, frowning lightly.]

That does not explain why you would not ever leave the confines of this area. You would not wish to see the other lands in this world?