Maybe, [he looks down again, at absol, huffing slightly. his breath fogs-- the temperature drop is probably getting quite obvious now. it's spreading out, not just localised to archie.] I didn't say they are. I said splintering apart like some kind of brittle plane of glass the moment I lost them is.

[lost them-- it's almost like he's even managed to find a way to blame himself for being brought here.]