"Everyone to start does. Until proven otherwise," is his opinion, but he isn't going to argue it now. Not when he's sitting there trying to make sure he's not so teary and snotty, sniffling quietly as he tries to reign in the overwhelming feeling of just confronting what's been sitting between them for months. Talking about it.

They're talking about it. He isn't sure what to describe that feeling as, rather panicked and elated, relieved at the same time? It's a bit much.

"You did, for the moment." He understands a little bit of that feeling, panicking because he's been afraid of what comes after this for a few months himself, not just with Alexei, it's gotten complicated and unnavigable. "But the longer I was here? The more I spent time away from you the more I missed you. And I was able to think about what you did, and why... I'm sorry that you had to do that by yourself. I was right there, and you couldn't even tell me. It shouldn't have been like that...We're a team. Alliance or no. It's...I don't want you to feel too scared to tell me anything."

Even if he's a little scared to tell him things back. But he can be patient. He can wait it out a little more.