Anger and pain shifted quickly to embarrassment at the offer and they shook their head. "He wants to be left alone. If he wanted to, he could have found us after the synth ban lifted. A visit then would not have revealed me. But-but he didn't." For all they missed him, they were uncertain if they wanted to see him again. Just the thought of it made them angry all over again.

They rubbed at their face, trying to pull away. "I... I am sorry, that was not what I intended with this discussion. I only wished to say that what I said and did were unjustified, and I never should have let it sit so long."