[It's true, he's a very different creature than Noah, though Ronan would never consider Noah lesser. To him, Noah may be faded but he's still complete. He has to be. Ronan can't accept anything other than that.]

...It's in my head.

[Maybe Noah knew that already.]

I thought it couldn't reach me all the way out here. But it's still in there. And I think it's getting stronger, or I'm getting weaker, or...

[Both? Ronan looks at his hands again.]