"Oh," Patrick said, realising that Thalia did have a point. "Right. I- I didn't even think about that. I would never begrudge her having someone to talk to, no matter how awful it is, I'll always listen. I just- Hearing the woman I once thought I was going to spend forever with say goodbye-" He had already lived through her death once. "I'm sorry, this is awful. And you brought cake."