I do. But I'd miss you too. [ maybe just as much, it's scary to think about. it would be a different type of longing he thinks, but that doesn't mean it's less. ]

I'm full of vices, but greed's never been one of my top ones. Maybe you could teach me, this time around?

[ this is greedy, he knows. his expression is bashful, asking this like hwylryn had asked him to teach him pool or cards. but looking at hwylryn in his arms, tear streaked and barely there—he can't leave him behind in any sense of the word. which should have been obvious to him before this, because you can't just cut your heart out can you? you can make the motions of it, tell yourself you have, proclaim it to the world, but it would still be a lie. ]