Thank you. I do need to be reminded of that from time to time.

[A small smile replaces the sad expression on his face even as he shakes his head.]

We've talked about that, he and I. I'm too much like him in some respects. Far too willing to throw away myself and far too eager to carry the burden alone. Of course, I've got less than 20 years of habit to break and he has somewhere around 2000.