Liking someone involves seeking out their company. Tolerating them simply requires not chasing them off.

[Yuan isn't entirely sure he's the best to explain this, if only because he made a sincere try at chasing his own best friend off. Several times. Murder attempts were also involved.]

[...He and Kratos are not, perhaps, the best model for friendship.]

[He turns his head to answer Grace, looking up.]

Nidavellir. It was some distance from here, when it existed; but it was destroyed a long time ago.

[He keeps his story consistent.]