Alex was speechless and that was something that rarely happened. His life had been a cluster for a long time but it was nothing compared to what this man had gone through.

But despite (or probably because of) his cluster of a life, Alex was very good at one thing... well more than one, but he excelled at killing. He didn't say I'm sorry because it wouldn't change the fact, nor would it have helped in anyway. He knew that intimately.

"I'm impressed you didn't shut down." Alex meant it. He would have gone dark. Hell, he had the temptation now and then since Jenny's disappearance but her Jiminy Cricket voice keeps him going.

"I would have closed myself off and shut down emotionally." Not that he was open emotionally now, but much better than he was. "You still heal."