[It's like everything he's been fretting, debating, and considering the last several weeks - no, maybe even months - related to Sorey comes together at once to form a picture he feels like a complete idiot for missing before now. That building pressure, the occasional spats and too many misunderstandings, the avoidance, the way it feels like there's been too much malevolence lately, even in Sorey's domain--

--malevolence in Sorey's domain--

When he responds, his voice is quiet and tremulous- scared, for the first time.]

I... he's been avoiding me. He won't return my calls. I've been looking for him already, but he won't let me find him...