[He's silent for a good, long while, before he speaks again.]

...In truth, I suspect it is because of that we are both from the 'same point in time', so to speak. We both gained our legend from the same body of work - though Holmes undoubtedly has more than I do, as I only feature prominently in two works penned by Doyle, and am nothing but mere mentions in later stories.

[He huffs, clearly a little upset.]

Our fates are...linked, for lack of a better term, even as grossly romantic as it is. Are you aware of the story, The Final Problem?