The words stick in the back of his throat as he beholds the horror in Edgar's eyes. Is this going to be the end?

"I-I... I did. He's good friends with Magne and they both do the same kind of work so... y-yeah, I figured he would come."

Max suddenly grips onto Edgar tighter, his voice pitched high in desperation. "I know how that sounds but things are different now. He apologized to me, and I've forgiven him. We're talking again, just talking. He's trying to be better and I want that for him. Even after everything that happened he's... he's still important to me."