"As certain as we ever can be, it seems so yes." She paused, frowning, and laid a hand on the one on her shoulder. "I'll probably continue looking a bit, but by now..? I'm not going to unreasonably hold to the belief that he isn't, especially as it's not safe to look where he might have gone."

The Badlands. She might sometimes take risks, but she would respect the influence of that. She knew what Unicron could do, after all.

"I'm sorry to bring it up, it's simply..." The smile on her lips was somewhat half-hearted, and she used their now-intertwined hands to give a questioning pull and a glance back towards the couch. "More the fact that the Grimlock I knew... is a close friend. I doubt it'll get any easier no matter if that's the case though, you're right." She's unsure why she feels as... unsettled as she does.