D listened silently, no longer pushing now he felt that he had gotten some of what he'd been seeking.

"So that's it," he murmured. "Maybe we're not that different after all."

A faint smile touched his lips and D sank back in the chair, letting some of the exhaustion win out in a small way. "For all your talk of moving on and not resigning myself to my fate, you've done exactly the same and resigned yourself to living here, apart from everyone."