"Then he would not have said anything relevant," His fingers loosened from around his grip on Jim's shirt, and he allowed his hand to drop lifelessly back to his side. Stress of dealing with Pike, physical pain, now this... "In his universe, he has learned to reveal pertinent information only to those he holds in his highest respect and confidence." There were too many lights in this room, each of them nailing sharp into his forehead. He closed his eyes again. "How may I lure him into that trust, if I am too cowardly to remove a forcefield between us?"