"Yeah, thankfully. Though not until Uncle Scrooge and Louie got it outta me." A small, weak laugh as he glanced up at her.
"They realized I hadn't been sleeping well and, when I told them about it, realized why, too. That I was going through it again because of who I am." He waved a hand towards the distance. "I'm responsible for them in as much as I'm their leader, and... it's possible that could happen again, even with some safeguards that were put in place in the aftermath. So, I was thinking about it again because I was worried about that.
"But, they also helped me to see that while they're my responsibility... they're also not my responsibility. They can do what they want and when, and that includes helping me with my problems, or with keeping them, keeping us, safe. After realizing that, and after talking about it in the first place, my nightmares basically went away."
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"They realized I hadn't been sleeping well and, when I told them about it, realized why, too. That I was going through it again because of who I am." He waved a hand towards the distance. "I'm responsible for them in as much as I'm their leader, and... it's possible that could happen again, even with some safeguards that were put in place in the aftermath. So, I was thinking about it again because I was worried about that.
"But, they also helped me to see that while they're my responsibility... they're also not my responsibility. They can do what they want and when, and that includes helping me with my problems, or with keeping them, keeping us, safe. After realizing that, and after talking about it in the first place, my nightmares basically went away."