He wants the break, obviously. It's not fair that he has to deal with this despite that this comes with everything else they have and Istredd's shouldered him through worse so he knows it's perfectly fair he's just--yeah--

Only taking the out feels a lot like failure. And Istredd is, clearly, not going to sleep.

Again with the apologies, ugh.

"No, I'm..." He can't really do this but... "Let me help you," he says, shifting gears. "I won't put anything in the wrong place. Assam would probably peck me, anyway." Or he could hide up in the shelves like he does regularly anyway. He can be a supportive presence without... being overwhelmed himself.