[A nod.]

< Your parting words then, they reminded me of what you said just now. Your challenge. >

[So it was something of a recent realization. A hand reaches up to the necklace they've yet to remove, playing with the pendant.]

< Just so you know, when I said I was planning on getting you something in gold, it's not going to be that. >

[A last attempt at levity on their part, as well as a way to let him know they know what he's been seeing.

They know he knows why they can't just leave the Sinners behind, either.]

< What you said when I asked you to tell me who I am says that that's not what you're looking for anyway. >