"So I offered him the chance to change wardens, and he said no. He didn't trust me any more, but he'd rather not go through the trouble."

He corrects, holding him back.

"I couldn't do it. I couldn't be there, doing nothing for him. And he'd been abandoned by so many people that me insisting would have fucked him up badly. It was break him out, get demoted, or get left forever in this dead end relationship of him drowning slowly while I idly watch and try to encourage him to talk about his feelings. And if this doesn't resonate, you aren't paying attention."