[He does, though. If he hadn't trusted Hiro, he wouldn't have made the offer in the first place. Only when the kid heals him does he remember he was bleeding, too used to worse, but it's enough to distract him from that area of conversation.]

[Dryly:] The world is ending. Pretty sure that makes anyone take it up a level in what they feel is necessary to survival. [And, you know, even when it's not technically ending, but the Void looming certainly hammers that home.] Maybe they just think Shardbearers suck at this point like half the rest of the population does.

[He lets out an exhausted, bitter sigh.] Wouldn't be surprised if it was the Cult, to be honest.

We aren't gonna get answers now, just - keep it all in mind, when you go looking.