Julien winced a little because he knew Alfie was right and because he didn't want it to be. If he could wave a magic wand... ha. He had all the magic in the world and still no way to fix this.
He released the letter as Alfie turned to him, horrified to hear that tone. "Alfie..." he said, wishing that the words to make it better would come to him. "I'm sorry." he said again. It was all he could say.