[Briefly Wanderer wonders if the other is just being immensely stupid or pretending to be stupid. So you're getting that retort one way or another, Childe.]

Don't confuse advise with concern. [He pauses and pulls a face.] You know very well what I mean.

[Well, Wanderer has learned to accept a lot about himself. The fact that he was never going to be a god or a human, the very painful consequences of his actions, his past and the fact that there were slightly less betrayals than he thought here were. But still, every time he can feel his chest ache he is reminded of that one thing that is missing. And yes, here he is, waiting here for someone who has died a long time ago.

Perhaps he just isn't doing that well.]

Now that's easy for you to say, not? [No, he definitely isn't doing that well. Not even when he should be. After all, this new life might be without purpose, but it is better than the life he had.] There's nothing to explain. I think my sentiments towards this human have been quite clear when we were...connected.