Very unhelpfully, given it was him, even if just part of him, which when pushed would go to quite a few lengths to get what he wants. Even if he never intended to seriously harm Andrew. He appreciates both of their ways of looking out for him, though.

"He loves you," he answers simply. "Because I love you. He -- I... wanted you with me. But I knew that I wouldn't let just one part of myself just run off with you, and that I would track me down. And I didn't want to go back to sharing a body - well, that part of me didn't want to. I was desperate..."

This isn't a confusing conversation at all.