Ah I-I see. Politics, especially family ones, is-is never a pleasant experience. [ Unless everyone got along, which was rare in this day and age. Helios will huff and smile, his eyes ticking downward as he feels a soft rush of heat touch his cheeks. ]

It's-it's not, is it? Ra w-would have said the same thing, Varron too. [ He'll fiddle with one of the unopened books on the table. ] I-I've tried to get better at that. Being here has helped immensely. But when I return home... [ he's not going to remember any of this and all this growth and progress he's made will have been for naught. ]

It's just something I've always d-done. Ever since-since I was little, it's a hard habit to break...