"No kidding," Ascot responded before he had a chance to rethink blurting that out. At least it was devoid of any snark for once, he genuinely felt the same way. Admittedly, Ascot had been close to sinking to his lowest point. So far everyone else he had met hadn't inspired much confidence in his chances of escaping this place anytime soon, in fact one of them was keen on actively preventing his departure so to finally hear that there was someone else willing to make a conscious effort to return to Cephiro was a welcome change.

Looking up at the much taller man, he fell back into his old role. Zagato would call the shots, and he would try to follow as best as he was able.

With a firm nod,"I guess that's as good a start as any." Part of him wanted to ask questions about what Zagato had eluded to before but it didn't feel like an appropriate time. The urgency to return home was paramount. "So.. how's this going to work? If I do find what we're looking for then how will we meet back up?"