Yeah. It's... difficult. For a while, I started to wonder what the point was in relying on anyone here.

[He takes a sip of his tea, his free hand rubbing his thumb affectionately on Lorenz's shoulder.]

So if I was a bit distant with you for a while after you first got here, that's why. I'm sorry. [He sets his cup down, looking at Lorenz nestled against him.] People coming and going all the time, Teach of all people being so different... I guess it was just hard to figure out who to count on.