"We all have damage. Many of it rhymes with each other's. If you want my permission to be angry, in here, where it can't hurt her or anyone else, you have it. Throw a teacup or two if you like. While I'm at it, have every permission- I'm not going to tell you to be angry or not to be angry, but if you want to be conflicted about it, if you want to feel one way and act another, you may."

That expression doesn't waver, even when he growls.

"What outcome do you want from this whole mess? With Demona, I mean."