[Thom frowns because while Adam seemed adept at hiding his emotions, that black void in his aura rushed into place every time Thom looked at him; it was so prominent that the healer could hardly avoid it and it was causing complications for him as well.] That's fine, yeah... totally. [He chews his lip again and forces himself to reach out and take a long sip of his coffee.]

Listen... I'm really sorry. I shouldn't go on about all that- [He runs a hand through his hair again, stress evident on his features.] -Ruth, my friend. She was teaching me about this kind of thing, its not always my place to talk about the things I can heal, just because I can heal them.