[ That’s not a very surprising thing to hear. Gansey’s solution has never been to talk about it. Those are doors he’s wary of opening. ]

I’m not sure it’s something that would make easy listening. [ Easier listening than telling, though. ]

Besides, the only one it troubles is me. It’s not that I want my mind to be…occupied, that way. [ Trouble and strife. Walker isn’t wrong. ] It’s just that I would prefer to manage it, as best I can, and meditation seems…a practical method.

[ And it’s something he could do alone, after he knew how. It wouldn’t have to disrupt anyone else, worry them or invoke their pity. That means something to him, too. ]