@atomicspring1 i mean, part of their original rift grew from kaveh being unable to face his own self-contradiction when alhaitham pointed it out to him.
so for kaveh to have grown to the point that he can admit his own dependence on misery to alhaitham is... significant. 😊
@atomicspring1 and alhaitham is genuinely glad, i think, that kaveh can admit/confront this within himself at long last, and also that kaveh has found more than just that internal honesty. though, he may also be chiding kaveh in a way, too. he has always seen kaveh quite clearly, imo.