[And follow they do, although his Shadow hangs back. There's an amused little glint in his eye. An impish perking of the lips.

Crow shoots him a rather sharp look, and he snickers.

Fine, then. Out they go.]

It bothers me.

[Well, that's a start.]

His gut reaction to returning to his 'normal' state is to kick and claw and hiss and shout. Highlighting all his crimes. Insisting that everything about him is fake, that he is going to die...

[And this part is crucial.]

I've been through this before. We came out closer for it. I didn't give up, and look where we are now.