We're both going to leave him alone, sooner or later.

[ He doesn't mean to say that. He never says things he doesn't intend to say but those words sneak up and compress themselves into thin little worms to fit between the cracks in his lips the way Hierophant crawls into small spaces. ]

-That was needlessly grim. I apologise. I apologise for a lot. You've been more patient with me than I deserve.