He nodded mutely, but despite the reassurance, that smile still fell from his face, unable to be sustained. There was still too much uneasiness inside him - about the days to come, about the people he cared about, and about himself most of all.

"Bulba..." He pulled his forehead away just enough so that he could look the other Saur in the eye as he asked, with some hesitation, "When people found out, did they...

"Did they start treating you different?"