They're lucky. They managed to maintain their close friendship until the end. Argine and Rachel hadn't, and it had hurt to see two women he cared so dearly for aching for the lack of that closeness. It lets him treasure every moment of their brotherhood.

Even and especially the ones like these, when they're teasing each other to distraction.

"That is a complete exaggeration and you know it." He didn't speak in paragraphs. More like... run-on sentences.