"Neither of us are strangers to pain. It was my assumption that while a distraction from that aspect would be appreciated or helpful, it was not the driving intention of my offer."

He remains in his position, almost eerily still as his body holds it with ruthless control.

"No, I mean a distraction as to the root of what caused this." Skirting around naming the issue outright while simultaneously making it obvious as to what he is referring - an effort to keep 'him' quiet.