I really, really appreciate you did. I don't think I can ever repay you for that and I- I understand what you had to sacrifice to help. I'm sorry you were forced into that corner.

[Genuinely, he is. He knows how much stock she puts in her faith in others, and the fact she had to take him down to save her own life must have hurt. That isn't lost on him. He flicks on his video feed in turn- he... really doesn't look all that much better. He's slept a little better, thanks to Fern's magical calm candle but the deathflu sure isn't abating any time soon.

He offers her a little smile all the same. ]

I do trust you. A lot more than most people here. And it's not like I didn't keep things from you, either. [What with the whole Neo poison and everything.] I- I think you're allowed to react poorly when you come back from the dead. Let's just... not any more, okay? Cards on the table, no more secrets.