"He—" Carlisle's brow wrinkles in offense. "Of course he knows."

And then, realizing not everyone -- even Kate -- knows of the actual benefits of the Bond between himself and Glacius, he explains, his voice softening. "He's here. He- he left them and returned when he felt something was wrong. This voyage and getting those fragments and finding a way out of this place -- it was all so important to him, and yet... he returned for me."

As Glacius always says he will. He is truly an alien of his word, and that he would place Carlisle's well-being over something he has been so passionate about is... touching, at the least, and eye-opening at the best.