Artemis looked up at Haku from being fixated on his hands and his renewed grief. Silently, he moved next to Haku on the bed. He'd read articles about people forming close relationships with people in similar, dire situations. And these relationships tended to be deeper and more emotional than other relationships formed in the same amount of time but in better, more normal circumstances. It didn't take psychological journals and articles for Haku to know this. It must have been some sort of universal truth--which made him feel a little better about suddenly attaching himself to so many people when he'd never done that before.

"Yes, it makes perfect sense," Artemis said, holding Haku's hand again. "I hope you don't think that... just because we've only known each other for about three weeks, that I'm somehow questioning the depth of our relationship."