[Rean's quiet throughout, but sometimes his breaths hitch in an unconscious wince or come as a gentle sigh, and that's the only indication she'll get that he's still there until she's done.

Once she is...]

...All right. Am I allowed to apologize now?

[It doesn't sound like Raina's explanation has eased Rean's concerns any. If anything, he sounds more set in them now than he did.]

Because while some of that was whatever it was that took a hold of me... some of those things are still things I've felt, whether I like it or not.

I need to carry some of that burden.