[...Let's...avoid that topic for now, yes.

As it stands, he actually has to think about that for a moment, as opposed to having a ready answer; there are a few reasons for that, not least of which being that he's...fairly sure any answers he has for this are probably wrong? But...well, there is something, eventually, that comes to mind. Thankfully enough.]

Loyalty to one another, actually. Regardless of what's said or what may have happened, if someone is important to you like that then you need to be there for them when it counts.