[ He wondered if this was an omen that he'd be separated from Ted yet again. The thought was almost too painful to stand, and--He had this Tir who had just lost Ted. That...That was much harder to live with...

Tyr shifts himself to give himself more leverage over Tir, looking his other self in the eyes. He can only pull a sad smile across his face as he ends up stroking Tir's forehead with the backs of his fingers. He thought of the way Katara could touch relax him by just touching his temples with water. He wished he had that power right now...

If he thought this would have any consequence on the future, he wouldn't say anything more, but since this couldn't possibly be real, he continued in a low, soft voice. ]

Gremio... Gremio will come back. And after the war is over, we go travelling together. And... Things back home get a lot better. You don't need to worry... It's really great...

[ But it's not the same. It'd never be the same again. Even when he goes home to Gregminster again, and eats in the same stew in the same dinning room sitting in the same chair, his father won't be beside him there. And Ted will never come over to visit and try to take their leftovers and...

He tries not to think of it much. ]