In my defense, more than half of those things weren't supposed to happen.

[The worst was supposed to be his brothers's tears and even those he wasn't quite happy with. Everything that went to hell after definitely wasn't part of his calculations. If he knew, then obviously he wouldn't have... well, resigned himself to dying, contract or no contract.

Though now he'll just sigh and shrug his shoulders.]

But I mean, I'm going back with you. So you won't have to clean up after me by yourself much longer.