He knows all of three things about David’s relationship with Josh, but he does not like what he’s hearing.

“If he’s already consorting with a demon, he very well may be addled in his reaction already. And even if not…it can both be true that you overstepped your bounds and that he is being a grand idiot. Agency is one thing. Using it to make choices that harm oneself is another.

“It’s still not your decision. He does get to do that for himself. But it doesn’t make you wrong for wanting to protect him. Or trying. I’m sorry he chose to see malice in a gesture of care and fear.”