Or spiteful. Is this about me being critical of your sandwich-making skills? You can just tell me these things instead of going for the low-hanging fruit.

[ but there is no heat in the censure. kaveh looks for a moment. and then: ]

Not-companion. [ kaveh says, looking grim. ] He is merely Alhaitham. He is himself, and only ever himself. If you must know, the two of us are not on speaking terms right now. Or rather, I don't know what to say to him.