[ he paused, frowning. That was not what he had meant to say at all, but he could no more take it back then unthink it. He had known too many people in a position of power to doubt it. ]
Did you try to remind him of what he had lost? [ he spoke softly, not wanting to dig up new pain, but trying, sometimes, helped ease the pain. ]
((ooc: starting to come off my month long hiatus. If this thread is too old to pick up, I understand!))