<... I see. That sounds really rough. I know how it is to be betrayed - to put your trust in someone and then have it ripped away. Not to that degree but...>

[There's a mental sigh as Tobias tries to push thoughts of Taylor from his head. All of what Clive said sounds like a fantasy thing but he's not going to say that. That's rude.]

<I never had brothers or sisters. But I never knew my parents, either. I learned who my father was a lot later in life - he was a great warrior. I was put into the care of people who didn't want me. Who would rather pay attention to their own needs than a - then someone who needed them. So... it sucks. To be thrown into a world that doesn't care about you and doesn't care if you live or die.>