( Jesper catches Nikolai when he falls and pulls him into his arms, holding him tightly. His fingers run through his hair soothingly. The scene continues on around them but the two of them are static and real.)

You can. You did. You stepped up because you had to. Most leaders don't give a damn, Nik, but you did.

( Jesper knows that much. He knows that Nikolai was a good leader. Zoya may have become the queen (somehow, he doesn't know), but it wasn't because Nikolai was inept. There was more going on there. He remembers seeing the two of them when they came back to Ketterdam, when he helped them, and he knows a good guy when he sees one. This might not be the same exact Nikolai, but he's come to care about this one deeply.)

I believe in you. None of this was your fault, but you have to move on, love.