It isn't eloquent, but it's heartfelt. Raw. He watches Mike, his expression nothing but sympathy.
"That - They could still be out there, though, right? If you didn't find 'em, then at least that means they could still be out there--"
But losing a son? That was enough to ruin a man. He swallowed, his throat suddenly tight. "... We-- Melas should have been one of four. I know it - ain't the same, as losing a kid you got to - to meet, to hold, but--"
But it had still torn holes in him that he could never fill again.
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It isn't eloquent, but it's heartfelt. Raw. He watches Mike, his expression nothing but sympathy.
"That - They could still be out there, though, right? If you didn't find 'em, then at least that means they could still be out there--"
But losing a son? That was enough to ruin a man. He swallowed, his throat suddenly tight. "... We-- Melas should have been one of four. I know it - ain't the same, as losing a kid you got to - to meet, to hold, but--"
But it had still torn holes in him that he could never fill again.