[He takes the notebook with a half-smile. He's trying, just for Ydalir.]

Guess I see something of myself in him. Even before all of this. [A vague motion to himself.] I don't want to think of anyone as a lost cause, right?

[And... that actually makes him perk up. Just a little.]

He's lucid. Something about that rain really knocked the corruption out of his head. We don't know if it'll last but... if it does, I want him to know we're within easy reach.