[He shakes his head forcefully, biting his lip, trying to act like he doesn't need the comfort the viper is providing.] No. No, you did - did - the right thing, and I didn't - didn't want to ask when - when all the other hunters got their goddamn families here and I just wanna get back to mine - shouldn't have made friends here, thought it'd protect me but--that was stupid, all it does is make me have to be phonier and I can't even do that right--

[He groans deeply.] I thought back then we were gonna win for sure, you know?