[ kaveh thinks of the chasm. he thinks of the sword that hung over his and alhaitham's head, of how that trust had broken in but a moment and taken a decade to reforge. there are no lies that he can tell don. ]

It is, Don. It is difficult. It's far more difficult than raising a bridge, or putting together a building. There may be times where it seems impossible, and there may be time that only time can heal some wounds. There will be misunderstandings, and there will be times when people think the worst of you because that trust, once no longer there, no longer allows them to think the best of you.

It will hurt for a long time, I think. Both what you feel from others, and what you feel about yourself.