Oh. [That doesn't actually...make him feel any better. At all.] Yeah, thanks. I appreciate that, aa. [His tone turns sarcastic] If anything happens with ff, I won't have to worry. Not that that's likely to happen, since she's not here, and she's a princess anyway. But I'm glad that you still don't really care what I do. That's a big load off.

[Wow, he feels a little mean, now, but feeling guilty sort of makes him feel angry, and he turns his face away, scrubbing his face with his fingers and biting his lip]