If he's not aware that you know, then I also can't confront him about it without revealing how I learned it.

[Which may be for the best since, as Near has already mentioned, he's not the best when it comes to comforting his bondmate. Doubtless they would just end up arguing again.]

But I do thank you for telling me. It's important that I understand how dire things could potentially get.

[His finger does its usual twirl through his hair, the motion only slightly sped up through agitation.]

Should you disappear again while I'm still around I will aim to provide a necessary distraction.