Watson imagined this scene, and shut his eyes. It was far too easy to imagine, far too easy to understand. A tiny seed of forgiveness was sprouting in his heart, he could feel it. He wasn't sure how he felt about that.

"He was punishing you for your success by keeping us apart," he clarified. The enormity of this was almost too much.

He opened his eyes again, his expression blank. He wasn't sure what to do, what to say, so he focused on the practicalities. "Does that mean our relationship was known to them?"