Well, sure, I'm aware—oh this is ridiculous.

I'm sure there's an answer that's s'posed to fit for this, this situation, but all I can think is that Stefen's had to take on more of a burden of duty than any human being reasonably ought to and I more than half wish he wasn't so good at living up to it. How he'll use his Gift in service to the King, and Valdemar—it's far too heavy a weight and he'll carry it. Don't know if that's... the answer, um, now, but—

[shrugs uncomfortably]