[It's good that he doesn't have to stew in his own thoughts too long. They're already tumultuous at best as he tries not to think too hard about the journal page he saw. He nearly jumps as Joshua calls out, it hadn't been long, but it's still enough to startle him into sitting straight up again, and he lifts his head to watch Joshua for the moment, taking in the sight.

He's already concerned. Well, it's not as if he doesn't look a little distraught himself, so it's probably natural to be a little concerned by that, right?]

I didn't mean to snoop, but your journal was open- [He nods his head in it's direction, still open on the page he'd seen.] And it looked like your stuff was about to fall over, and I didn't want you to have to possibly clean up ink from everywhere.

[He exhales, slow, trying to steady himself.]

I saw what you wrote. About your power possibly attracting darkness and nightmares.