"Yeah." He doesn't want Bunny to think that Dan's incapable of managing his own affairs, but Bunny would be forgiven for coming to that conclusion; he's glad Bunny still has trust in him. "Have I told you I'm proud of you? Holding onto this space against someone undermining it the whole time."

Emotions making the place painful. Dan's sure Goluboy tried to frame it that way, taking the Warren off Bunny's hands.

"Owls are dumb as hell. That's their weakness." He takes another sip of wine. "How are you doing with, you know. Remembering a few thousand years of life?"