"No, I..." He made a bit of a face, but it wasn't at what Anton had said.
"I suppose you're right, but I don't know the answer to that question."
His voice sounded and felt detached, and he thought he didn't believe in what he was saying. He couldn't tell for sure, but perhaps a part of him didn't want to know.
"Sometimes you lose so many things in life, it helps to stop keeping track."