Unless the brand disappears one day or his friends arrive who maybe are from after the crystallization (can that even happen?), Hope won't ever truly know that yes, they did complete their Focus. Just that something about Ragnorak was triggering their crystal stasis. But, Fang and Vanille woke up from theirs once. With their brands. So, it was never a sure bet.

Hope blinked and made a soft sound when Hunk suddenly offered a hug. He felt bad, again, that he seemingly brought the mood down again. But Hunk wasn't getting mad or annoyed, he wasn't running away. And he sounded very genuine. His eyes welled up and when he blinked, the tears finally overflowed and he walked over to press his face against the Paladin's chest. He did his best not to make much of a mess, keeping his face to the side as he wrapped his arms around him. Or tried too. He's pretty small. Not that it mattered, because a hug was a hug and he really, really needed this.