For the first time in the many years of knowing Alhaitham, you have never once seen him as nervous as he is now. He sat across the table from you in his home which he invited you over to. He had a serious expression on his face, that was nothing new, but you couldn’t help but notice the sweat dripping from his temple and his lips quivering so slightly.

— “Kaveh said i should tell you about this..so..” his words dragged out as he inhaled sharply, clearly nervous to actually tell you.