"I don't think that's going to happen," he says, his gaze falling from her face to her feet. "So much for 'negotiations'." His somewhat grim smile returns, and he's obviously still in pain, his thoughts beginning to wander.

"When I met you... was that even real?" The smile fades again. "I'm still not sure. I didn't understand anything in that place. I was looking for a solution... and you ended up being part of it, anyway. In an entirely different way than I expected..."

"Maybe I don't understand anything anymore."