[It doesn't take a genius to see that there's more to the story than that. What it might be is another thing entirely; his mind darts towards several explanations, but ah, what's the use in mere speculation?]

Perhaps.

[It's a gentle sort of placeholder, not dismissing that so much as setting it aside. Maybe they would have starved, but almost assuredly that's not why things didn't work out.]

What caused her to uninvite you? That seems . . . callous, especially given your world.

[Actually, two questions:]

Your friend, his girlfriend, and you. Who were the other two?