[He shakes his head, pulling over one of the desk chairs with his powers and dropping himself down into it a little heavier than normal.]

You know I do not think of you as a burden, Viktor. There is nothing to apologize for.

And if you mean what happened during the fight... [He trails off for a moment, eyes flicking to the floor, before he shakes his head a second time.] I am in no position to argue.

I did not want to see you repeat something that would weight on your heart. Whatever I had to take to make sure that happened... it is worth it, in my eyes, if it made sure you stayed free.