Somehow, despite having said all of this to Dr. Hill? Despite having aired so many of his personal thoughts and opened himself up to a relative stranger – a stranger who has power over him, at that – Harrowheart feels... At ease. It's calming to look at the doctor now, somehow. He's not intimidating, not judging. It's been a long while since anyone's shown him this kind of sympathy and understanding, but despite that the feeling isn't foreign. On the contrary, it feels... Right.

"His nature makes him one thing, and his heart makes him somethin' else. I see what you did there," he says, and with it comes one small yet honest laugh. He even chances a tiny, cautious smile.

And then he reaches out, and whether the doctor wants it or not, he tries to put his arms around his shoulders for something of a one-way hug. When he's there near the doctor's ear he says quietly, "I'm sorry I made all those posters that said you weren't as nice as you looked. I was wrong about you, Doctor Hill."