What was I supposed to say, hmm?

[ It's snapped out. A touch of anger flashes across his face. ]

Imagine being at the end of your life and then coming here and seeing a friend you had finally accepted you would never see or remember ever again. Would you immediately walk up and tell them, "I'm sorry but everything you ever knew and loved is gone and I killed you a thousand times to try and bring it back." How do you think that would have played out, Elidibus?