Incredibly stubborn, if you ask Ed. That step forward brings a lurching feeling to Ed's chest, and he sucks in a sharp breath as he tries not to break all over again. Maybe he should hold the knife out again... but he can't seem to move, frozen inexplicably in place.

Are the crowds still watching this? Because at this point they're being treated to an entire soap opera.

"Why?" he asks breathlessly. "Why are you doing this?" To torture him, he suspects. To hurt him worse. Even if Stede is sincere, if he doesn't remember leaving him, he doesn't remember their kiss, or their promises. For Ed, that's almost worse.