[ A small smile crosses Trahearne's face. He is genuinely...happy? to have brought him back quicker. To have been of some assistance. And that he wasn't too late. ]

You're right. [ He needs to stop acting like he's alone, because he isn't. If anything, this day has shown how wrong his lifetime of thinking that was, and people are happy to embrace him for who he is. ] The best thing we can do is learn and move forward.

[ He takes a sip of his tea. And when he looks back up at Phantom, there's newfound conviction in his eyes. ]

You are my friend, Phantom, and I have your back. I trust you have mine as well.