[ altria pats his hand comfortingly. kaveh smiles through the watery veil of his unshed tears. ]

Altria, you really are too kind. [ kaveh is perking up as he says so, his smile gentling around its edges. ] Far too kind to a person like me. Yes, perhaps I am silly. Quite a bit, actually. But I wasn't alone in making it happen, was I?

You were there too, after all.