[ He sure as hell did miss everything. Geralt's gaze is appraising, piecing things together as he does: Zack's been upfront about his time as a guinea pig, and it's impossible not to notice the two of them share the same eyes. The same history, he presumes. Cloud's reaction to the information now confirms most of his suspicions.

Hm. Interesting. ]

Place burnt to charcoal. There isn't much to go back out for. [ A few seconds pass as he considers what he knows, what he wants to say. Zack has obviously kept nearly all of it quiet for a reason—but Geralt's not in the business of acting on behalf of other people's intentions, friend or no. If Cloud is asking outright, he'll tell him. ]

Word has it, Parliament arrested most of the ones left alive. But Alder's still out there. No one's seen him since.

[ He studies Cloud carefully as he leaves that bit of detail hanging. ]