"I know! I thought he was crazy. But he's here. People say there's other worlds with different timelines or something, I don't know." He gives another irritated wave and a shake of his head, this time about the multiverse shit, because he doesn't really get it.

Anyway, her words confirm that this is probably his Ingrid. The one who also defected from the boar and fought under the Emperor with him to win the war.

He huffs. "What do you care?" A stupid question, like it doesn't occur to him that they're friends and friends care about each other and try to reconnect. Maybe it doesn't occur to him, one or even both of those things.