It sounded like a completely different instance of what he was referring to, but it did sound like Iskandar understood how he felt very well. Something about that, the comforting way his lover embraced him and told him to mourn... it loosened a bit of tension that lingered.

Sam lets out a heavy sigh at that point, seemingly curling into Iskandar's warm as they sat there, just watching the fire as the man stared at the stars. "Thank you. You know... for hearing me out" A pause. "Though I wasn't planning our trip to out like this," he mutters a bit sheepishly.