At my request, Kristoph spoke to Klavier, when he was first attacked by that... devil. I wanted Klavier to know that his own brother had the chance to become something else, something... better.

Perhaps that was a mistake. Perhaps it would have been better if he had not been shown how depraved his alternate had become.

*And this time he does pick up the Scotch, taking a drink and holding it in his hand for a time, remembering. Kristoph in the bar, his reaction to the information about Klavier; Kristoph talking to Klavier in the study; Kristoph, again, responding to his request for assistance when der Leibhaftige had attacked his own brother.*

I did not entirely approve what Kristoph did, but I understood his reasons, and I agreed to help.

Now they are all in danger. And I can do nothing.