[...What an odd question, he can't help but think. It wasn't one he had even thought of, when he'd made the statement he did.

As per usual, Pharos had a way of making him think about things that he otherwise had never considered.

At least some things never changed.]

I don't see what the things I've done have to do with their journeys in life.

[Not entirely true--he knows what Pharos is getting at, but still, still.]

I wouldn't say I'm prioritizing, just that I would rather not interrupt them now that they've got their own lives. Besides--I don't need to. I have you for company.

[So he won't get lonely, not with a good friend here.]