[ Trahearne lets him move, and he peers down at him. His expression is uncharacteristically blank. ]

Adelis? Not particularly. I don't know him well, but I have nothing against him personally. All I can say is that he must be a good person if you two are close.

[ That is true, evident by the measured calm among the guilt and the distress.

He wishes he could take it back. If only the goddess had never chosen him to-- ]

I was...shocked. That's all. I realise now that I had no reason to be. This is all fresh and new and I--I don't know what I'm doing. I should not have brought it up. It is not my business.

[ His eyes drop. He wants to apologize again, but he knows that won't fix anything. ]