Orpheus, my son, I am deeply sorry for what happened to you. I am sorry for not giving you my assistance. I regret it deeply, and I wish things had gone differently. You deserved to live a happy life with your wife, and I should have assisted you rather than turning my back. I am... also deeply sorry for my abandonment of you after the fact. I did my best to care for you without direct intervention, but I should have visited.
I hope you know it was out of love that I couldn't kill you, not just the consequences of it. You were so bright, the son of the dream lord and the muse, Calliope- I didn't wish to snuff that light out, or to live without it shining. I was incredibly proud of you, Orpheus. And proud to be your father.
I can't get the image of your blood on my hands out of my mind. I hope that is penance enough for what I did to you. I love you. I hope you find Eurydice in this life, and I wish you both happy days and pleasant dreams.
- Morpheus / Dream of the Endless (The Sandman)