"Luna was close to you, right?"

Billy considered this. Losing someone close, possibly forever, had hurt. He knew that when he thought about his former teammates, and when traces of memory about old friends gone away passed his mind.

"I'm so sorry. But they forgave you, didn't they? Of course such a tremendous loss would fuel a powerful shadow."

More than anything, Billy wanted to draw close and offer comfort, but he still wasn't sure whether doing so would hurt Alex more.