It sounded worse when he said it, but also cast things in a certain light he was more comfortable with. Now he more understood and inwardly berated himself for not understanding earlier.

"It's not going to be very interesting." He gave the boy a look. "Unless you like ice skating and then maybe I can show you a thing or two." It probably wasn't the best idea to do something so strenuous in his condition but he was really only delaying the inevitable at this point and maybe it would take his mind off the bloody candy.