Max feels slightly guilty about bringing up a hard topic on what should be a happy occasion, but birthdays are a celebration of a life lived, in their way, and Edgar's life was hard. And that needs to be acknowledged too.
"Yeah, I have a decent idea," Max wraps his arms around Edgar's back. "He sounds, I don't know, a little like a commander leading a charge. And you were his right-hand man. That's really impressive. I can't believe I didn't know that about you."
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"Yeah, I have a decent idea," Max wraps his arms around Edgar's back. "He sounds, I don't know, a little like a commander leading a charge. And you were his right-hand man. That's really impressive. I can't believe I didn't know that about you."