[Hurray for not fucking up. Hurray for actually saying the right things and getting through to somebody. Maybe this is what he was supposed to do. It's hard to remember that not all people are bound by fate or set to face their own demise sooner or later. Adam no longer being panicked and actually smiling is enough for his shoulders to relax and the datapad under his leg remains forgotten. Luckily, he won't make it into a big deal. (He'll probably just tease him about that look later when the atmosphere isn't so heavy still.)]

You can't. And you won't. [That's all he says in agreement even if his thoughts are already drifting. He knows all about what it's like to take care of someone when you're still young yourself, but that doesn't clear up everything.] You told me that Ronan dreamed up a person once when you were still connected to the leyline. That was her?