[ i'm not - kaveh starts, and tighnari levels him with a hard, but sympathetic look.

this isn't an easy discussion, for either of them. kaveh as the confronted, and tighnari as the confronter - he needs to stick to his guns, and force something incredibly uncomfortable out into the open, not an easy task, even for someone as bold and forward as tighnari. but it must be done. for kaveh's sake, for the sake of their friendship, for all of kaveh's friendships, this wound must be scrubbed and debrided to properly heal.

it will be painful. ]

.. there's a family I work with, often, they always come to me when one of them is ailing. Both parents passed away some three years ago, of Eleazar, and the eldest child did not take it well. He began to drink, just a little, at first, but then more, and more. It crept up over time. Last week, he nearly died on my table of alcohol poisoning.

[ a beat, and tighnari's lips press together. ]

Between myself and his siblings, he finally accepted help. I can only help you if you allow me to.