Rae touches his arm, giving it a squeeze. "You haven't failed, and neither did your father. If anything, your world failed you, not the other way around. Don't beat yourself up for something that isn't your fault. Don't."

No punching walls because of a story someone else wrote.

"You've been awake without food or water for, what, three days and nights? If you... if you must, finish the ritual, Autor, but there's no way you're starting over without recuperating first."