You've heard correctly. It's not unheard of for someone to disappear from here, only to reappear some time after. You can be rest assured that you will see each other again, whether it be here or back home.

[ but that doesn't seem to help their expression much, and he's still suspicious of that lack of eye contact... he's not sure if he should pry more, but it's worth a shot. ]

Is that the only thing that's troubling you?