[ He supposes that he understands that. He doesn't struggle with things like...knowing when he is, nothing of that sort - he is always firmly in this moment - but he does sometimes, at times, find the past to be a heavy burden. He does, at times - rather frequently, truly - look at Alexandrie and wonder if there's a greater plan to all this. If this is all just the second, more elaborate plan to destroy him utterly, or (less self-importantly) if it's all born of some Bardly calculation that has made her want to get close to a Division Head, or or or. And that's not mistrust that's fair to her. It's a ghost of the past. That's all. But Maker, the fear is powerful.
So maybe it's not really like what she's going through. Maybe it's just being self-indulgent. But it might be something similar, he thinks. ]
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So maybe it's not really like what she's going through. Maybe it's just being self-indulgent. But it might be something similar, he thinks. ]
I'm sorry.
[ His voice is rough. ]
I - This sort of thing helps?