Barty had begun biting his lower lip - not even just worrying it with a bit of pressure. It almost began to bleed, but Barty didn't have the same patience just then that Theo seemed to be displaying. But it wasn't as big a deal for Theo for Evan to have forgotten him. Evan had loved Barty almost as long as Theo had been alive. How could he forget that?
"To heal," Barty replied immediately, though his voice was not harsh or snapping. It was Evan after all, and he loved him.