He feels a rush of relief, at that. Ned forgives him -- and Galen tells himself not to think about the nightmare any further, in case something triggers a memory. He owes Ned that. There is something - something digging at him, something they have in common - but he shoves it to the back of his mind.

His attention is drawn away from that, anyway, when his relief ebbs a little and he's reminded that there's something else he needs to tell Ned. He does offer his housemate a thankful smile, though, before dropping his head to rub at his face with both hands, for a moment. He can do this.

Galen lifts his head, pressing his hands together, and briefly rests his chin on the ends of his fingers. "Yeah... so've I, actually." Hesitantly, he meets Ned's eyes again. "There's something that -- honestly, I should've told you about back when that rumour came out, but I never thought it'd be an issue again. Until now."