[He can't help how abruptly concerned he sounds. He doesn't even bother knocking, or anything like that. Just barges in, like kicking in a door. There's fear and concern and confusion like flickering lightning bolts through the stars.]
[He'd felt Annie's grief. Hadn't engaged, because it was too sharp, too much.]
[Now he's worried it had been too much for someone else, too.]
after Annie's spy report
[He can't help how abruptly concerned he sounds. He doesn't even bother knocking, or anything like that. Just barges in, like kicking in a door. There's fear and concern and confusion like flickering lightning bolts through the stars.]
[He'd felt Annie's grief. Hadn't engaged, because it was too sharp, too much.]
[Now he's worried it had been too much for someone else, too.]