They'd already known that the spell and the experiment were a failure. But having the guy admit it was different. Charles smiled in compassion, moving just a tad bit closer to Edwin. He wondered if he would have found love so intense if he could live a full life. If death brought him something so profound as what they had with Edwin.

He couldn't tell what the afterlife was for Mr. Lionel, or if she was waiting for him at all. All Charles knew was that it would be alright with him now. That he will be alright.

"Sorry for your loss," Charles said before he could stop himself. It was strange to say it. He had said it to many clients before, it wasn't that. But with him being alive in the moment, maybe that made it... different. "So, that's that then, yeah? Good news, bad news, eh? Anything else we should know, Charlie?" he said, looking at the exasperated Night Nurse.