"So I should just let you allow yourself to waste away to some fucking husk?" he snapped in return, eyes narrowed. He was almost surprised by just how angry the concept made him. He had helped Adra once, and did not like to think that his efforts had been pointless. But deep down, he had almost come to admit that he considered Adra something like a friend, even if few people would have guessed as much based on their surface interactions.

"What would that kid that was always following you around think of that, if he came back? What about the people you've left at home?"