"All the more reason to try," D says quietly. It's clearly an effort for Adrian to talk about the matter at all, and he hasn't forgotten his insistence that D not ask about their deaths shortly after they'd met.

But if Adrian is willing to make the effort, he can try as well.

"You shouldn't let how it ended overwhelm what it was before or lock away the memories because parts are painful to think of.

"If you do that enough, you won't be able to remember the good in the end. All that will remain is the pain."