The one thing my brother was good for, really. I was lucky enough to see him get married just as I was running out of excuses to avoid it.

[That time, the offhand mention came with a slight laugh; hesitant, but not the clear misstep it had been before.]

I've actually meant to talk to you about that--or, at the very least something approaching that subject. But I worry it may be a slight amount too much to bear, after all of this.

...You won't remember why, but I wanted to thank you.