Why I've kept you around, despite how much trouble you cause me. I could be rid of you with the simple submission of transfer paperwork. I'd convinced myself that it was because you're ideal in the field, when you're behaving.

[ His features relax slightly and he looks up from his mug, meeting her eyes. ]

Now I can't help but feel it's because I can't bring myself to abandon you. The promise I made to you must have lingered in my mind, despite forgetting it was ever given.