[And the mood turns cooler again, his mind filling in the blanks from his earlier encounter with Aramis. He sniffs, words coming out a tad more stiff.] I was so informed.
[Walks to the center of the room, back to her now and bouncing on the balls of his feet. At last he chooses] As I recall, we conversed quite frequently over if it were at all possibly, even conceivable, to suggest that the bonds found between most individuals could ever be forged between ourselves and those around us. Even the remarkable few we felt... a peculiar inclination towards.