"Aw, buddy." Vyng turns to look at him, a small frown tugging at his lips. "You don't have anything to apologize for. You were hurting. The corruption got into your bloodstream. You beasted out. It happens."

The man lost his wife, for crying out loud. People have done crazier things for love. And once Orpheus lost grasp on his own humanity, no single magic phrase or pithy saying was going to bring him back. Vyng understands that now.

"Besides." He gently clasps Orpheus on the shoulder. "You would've still tried to help if our places had been swapped. Right?"