I'll look after Helios. He does live here, after all - apart from his ordinary stubbornness, that should be the simplest matter of them all.

There's always something that can be done, even to mitigate the damage. What, um... [Here he sighs, mentally cursing himself for how much difficulty he's having in keeping up at all.] What...has happened to the both of you, then? If, if you don't mind my asking, of course.