If he'd taken it easily, wouldn't that have been more worrying? Considering they were trained to be ruthless, paranoid people. He takes a breath, lets it out. He's not mad at North, but at this whole situation. He scrutinises North's face for a moment, like he'd somehow be able to tell. He looks tired. Maybe older. But it's hard to tell.

"So you're saying years have passed for you. Then... what happened?" Why did he survive when North and York were that much better than him, definitely higher on the leaderboard.