Garrot lets himself express the smallest of whines as Gyre starts to let go. He doesn't want the hug to end because he is, in actuality, so very broken inside. But he has to hold as much of that at bay for as long as possible this morning. He can break later.

"I won't be alright. Not yet. I..." He stops himself, taking a deep breath that catches in his throat as he chokes down his raw, vulnerable emotions. Maybe when he's bared his soul and named his father's killer, Gyre and all the others might understand why he's falling apart. Or maybe he's just been holding off his own monsters for decades, and now they've won and he'll never be alright again. He won't know until he gets through this meeting.

"Ask me again after this, okay?"