He finally takes a moment to pause. Maybe he has the advantage, because he's comforted David before. He also, at the end of the day, has less running through his head. He could just argue David's points. But there's something deeper there.

"People do need your guidance. They just need to be part of the conversation too. And you have to listen to back. If I'm supposed to believe I'm good because you tell me, then you have to believe me when I say it to you. Otherwise we aren't equals. How can we love you properly if our word is always ranked second? How can we believe your compliments if we are always wrong when it comes to you?"

Well, he's being a font of love and warmth today.

"Maybe that's what love is; seeing what the other is when they're bent on slandering themselves."