[great one, he hasn't heard that tone from Wolfram since...]
[deep breath that fails to ease his racing mind, scrambling for an answer. In this moment, he wishes he could say yes.] I...
[even as he thinks it, he can feel his connection to Dive throb to life in his chest, the near-panic of even the thought of being apart from her.]
...I wish I could. [and he means that, he does. he doesn't want to, but he wants to want to. Does that mean anything? Is it enough to let him be a little bit your brother again?]