"Nothing," he responds, answering the second question first. "I left him behind."
He turns away from Fever, looking out over the headstones. It seems to make it easier for him to speak freely; he says, "He was my helpmeet, my second set of hands. When I lacked the strength to realize my visions, he gave up his desire to study medicine and joined me in architecture. We traveled all over Europe, looking for patrons to fund my designs. Always it was Andrey who spoke to outsiders, who fought on my creations' behalf, who broke the first ground. When the Dancing Bridge collapsed and the Cold Hall caught fire, he was the one who received the blame. Do you understand? They were my designs. But because he built them for me, he was the one blamed for their failure."
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He turns away from Fever, looking out over the headstones. It seems to make it easier for him to speak freely; he says, "He was my helpmeet, my second set of hands. When I lacked the strength to realize my visions, he gave up his desire to study medicine and joined me in architecture. We traveled all over Europe, looking for patrons to fund my designs. Always it was Andrey who spoke to outsiders, who fought on my creations' behalf, who broke the first ground. When the Dancing Bridge collapsed and the Cold Hall caught fire, he was the one who received the blame. Do you understand? They were my designs. But because he built them for me, he was the one blamed for their failure."