[the time for protestations about Devin's fatalistic altruism has come and gone; whither the opportunities were, the Fool has missed them. That does not prevent him from staring hard at his yimo before he responds.

It is no mystery to him what the subject of their talk will be.]

Yes, we should.

[a pause, and then, a gentle reminder,]

But we cannot have that talk if you do not come back.

[it is the closest he can bring himself to an outright plea for Devin to be careful.]