[There's not much he can say to that. It's not like he can come out with how even if someone had done that for him at that age, it wouldn't have helped.]

It used to be pretty heavily fortified. It took me a long time to get through to him, let alone feel like he trusted me... but now? [Oh, look. That wistful, longing expression is mirrored.] We're pretty close. I'd like to think he'd appreciate the sentiment, at least.