"Maybe it was best for you but, I don't know, it just would've been nice if you'd been around." he said, shrugging again. Demelza probably had good reasons for leaving and it was probably selfish of him to have wanted her to stay but support would've been really nice. He'd been close to his dad and his suicide had been really hard on him.
"It's not exactly the type of thing you just slip into normal conversation." he answered dryly.