[ He was starting to regain his composure, just hugging her and not looking her in the eyes, but when she pulled back it got worse again. Then she spoke and the timbre in her voice made him tear back up again too. He wondered how they ever faced these sorts of issues before - if several of them were traveling together, he felt too embarrassed by the idea of these conversations taking place where someone else could hear them. ]

It's not about... facing something. It's what I already did - and didn't do.

[ He rubs at once cheek, trying to finish his thought without babbling too much. ]

Whatever happened... you're a goddess, and I'm a shinki. So I still did something wrong to end up like this. And you've been suffering for it this whole time, not able to talk to me. It doesn't matter that I didn't do it on purpose, Yona, I still did it. And I can't take it back.