[and now you need to give him a minute or so to just cry]
[he hasn't even gotten to breathe since he heard. it was -- hard enough getting by all that time and wondering, and it wasn't like he hadn't thought that Apocryphos might have killed Link. but he had never accepted that possibility, always held onto hope. and it was never the same as knowing]
[his fault. Link died because of him. saving him. Master died because of him. his existence is poisoning the people around him. Tyki was right about him]
[but it's too late now. there's nothing he can do but try his best to take care of them]