It may not be in Kaz's nature to apologize, but he feels that passing out after being kissed by the woman he has more feelings for than any other woman who has ever crossed his path kind of qualifies for those words.

But he hasn't time to dwell there. Still holding Jesper's wrist, he has to make a decision. Does he lose it all or finally open up with the truth.

"Have a seat. Both of you. I won't have this talk with you looming over me like I'm on my death bed," he says, giving Jesper's wrist a squeeze before releasing it so that he can move to sit up. "Not that it's not far off into why I am uncomfortable with such contact. It started with the Queen's Lady plague. It started just after we came to Ketterdam," he admits, tensing just in using that plural description. "We were living on the streets, and as you can imagine, we both became struck down with it. We..."

He pauses then, not glancing between them but staring at the floor.

"We being myself and my older brother, Jordie."