On the willows there, we hung up our lyres

Finally, Galahad says, "I am overwhelmed." He's only realizing it now, but it makes sense. Aornis, Evil Twin Magnus -- his own Evil Twin, old and longing for death -- studying Shen Yuan's body to make sure it grows correctly and well, training with Lan Wangji for future dangers he can't predict, Claudius' story of Luo Binghe in Aleksander's body. There are too many things pulling on him, like a wild current.