Am I so insufferable? [That does make him laugh quietly, as he takes a moment to just sit, to gather himself. It seems that no sooner is one trial over that they begin a new trial, and it is... not ideal.

He hasn't even had the chance to bury his brother.

Moping won't help either of them. He's glad that Laurent gives him these few moments, because he thinks he needed it, but soon he's sitting up again, the points of contact between them reduced to their clasped hands.] One more challenge, one where we don't know the rules. People with tails and horns and fur like beasts... Who would have thought?