“ There is no end for me. ” Curt. Blunt. To the point. He has never been soft, never been gentle on the palate. Reaching out to take hold of him is to wrap your fingers around the sharp edge of a blade. Most of all, he does not know how to handle kindness. He fumbles with it and he is rather put off by the whole affair. Her words don’t settle with him -- if this is reassurance, it doesn’t resonate and if this is an attempt to relate, he finds no kindred spirit in her. It is not that he dislikes Eunji, nor is it that he harbours any particular feelings for her of any particular strength, but he prefers to keep his distance from people where he can. Trouble brews on the horizon when you open yourself to blind trust. “ I don’t believe you know enough about me, ” says Karam, not unkindly but without much warmth --- that he is quiet about himself is a strictly personal choice but he prefers to keep his walls high, “ If you intend to try and comfort me, I’d ask that you don’t bother. ”