"And I'd have to worry a little if you told me you were glad to be part of one of the most fucked-up families around..." he said with a soft, self-deprecating laugh.

"It... scared me. A lot. I barely saw you when we tangled, and yet there you were, being more Nathan than Nathan was when he finally showed up. It..." He shook his head, trying to find the words. "I didn't even realize until after I dreamed about Claude that there was a precognitive element to the dreams."