[The weight of the Balladeer's body, as he and Antonio lifted him from the rubble. The much, much heavier weight of lifting first Rina, then Varian into their own deep hole, resting together far below the troubles that the rest of them will have to endure.]

It would be.

By the way, [he twists his fingers together, almost sheepishly.] I wanted to apologize for the way I behaved on Friday. You were right, to get Miss Hester. We let our mistrust of the Wizard get ahead of our better judgment.