"So, ya' said ya' have a good relationship with the biological family ya' discovered? It cant've been an easy thing to acclimatise to, knowin' ya' biological dad had passed. One thing I'm truly discoverin' is the inevitable complexity o' these sorts o' relationships. It can be really hard but it doesn't have to be bad. Just takes time. I thought my head and my heart were on the same page with how I was goin' to try to go into it but hearin' Brandon's leukemia has relapsed changed a lot, as did hearin' Merlin was in the hospital. Not sure what I was ultimately expectin' but definitely not that. Guess I expected to find them both in their prime and back in the swing o' things after readin' Brandon was in remission. Just tell him there's no rush and to take all the time he needs. Even if I go back to Ireland, I can be back on the next flight whenever he's ready." Cillian nodded and offered an emphatic gesture with his hand. "O' course, I'll donate blood. I'm A+, if that helps. Whatever they need, consider it done."