"She's going to get hurt. She's one of my dearest friends and she's going to get hurt terribly, and I don't think I can stop it from happening." It feels like it ought to be his responsibility, but in his heart, he knows it's not. Dax is as Dax is. Ezri would've contracted, she'd have found a pocket of safety first before fighting back, but Jadzia? Well.

"When all is said and done, she will be hurt and she will come to me for help. Or to apologize. Or to lie and say that it wasn't so bad." He squeezes Crais' hand, just once. "And I know I ought not borrow tomorrow's troubles for today."