[The shock is strange to see, even if the subject is so abhorrent. All their talk before had only scratched the surface of serious matters, and while he insisted that he must be a good man, he hadn't really known how Byerly would react. Even if he's nursing old wounds himself, he wants to make it better for the other man- make it seem lesser than what it is. But he chokes on his attempt to laugh.]
You can't avoid family forever, my friend. I didn't say anything to him that made him feel better, if it's any comfort.
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You can't avoid family forever, my friend. I didn't say anything to him that made him feel better, if it's any comfort.