...No. What I mean is--if I forget, I would trust him again. And I can't--

[He breathes out heavily, runs a hand down his face.]

I don't--I don't care what happens to me, but I cannot bear to see her like this. And Lily, too. I--I'll live through what he's done to me, but--

[Hythlodaeus clenches his fists, struggling with unfamiliar feelings. Anger is the strongest of them, but who - or what - should it be directed at?

He stays silent for a while, mind too full of words, then breathes out.]

I just... I just want them to be alright, to be happy again... To never have to worry about me...