“I failed them, Nova. Don’t you see?” he rants. “When Bas died, I couldn’t protect D, and he withdrew, not feeling anything. He was like a machine, and I couldn’t stop that. You did! You brought him back! I couldn’t stop Jonas from descending into madness, but you did. I couldn’t stop Nico from blaming and hating himself, cutting himself up every day, but you did. I couldn’t get Isaac to look after himself and let the guilt go, but you did. I couldn’t figure out what I was doing wrong, and yet, you did.”
