[ he's also quiet, lost in thought or maybe just paying very careful attention to what he's doing with his hands. ]

If I say no, what would you do about it? [ the question only hangs in the air for a moment, because this isn't something he needs to think about. ]

But the answer is yes. Rune used to ask me that all the time, in between him trying to find ways to kill me. I'm pretty sure that's the last thing he said to me too before I killed him. [ his memory around that is fuzzy for Reasons. ]

Ah right, he was my brother.