Indifferent. Watanuki wasn't sure how to feel, but being indifferent, he knew, was better than feeling negatively, at the very least. Besides, he couldn't really ask for anything more at the moment. They hadn't known each other for every long. He wasn't Jade's responsibility (emotionally at least), but Jade was his responsibility, so...

The young god turned, not to face him fully, just to the side in order to be able to looked back towards his shinki with an owlish expression. He was hyperaware of the pain tingling on his palms.

"Why?" His expression shifted, still filled with concern and pain. And again, he looked away, not facing the other. "Why...

"Because it's an important question. I'm your god, and you're living under the roof of my temple. I'm responsible for you. I'm supposed to take your well-being into consideration above all else.

"But maybe I haven't done so--maybe I've already failed you before I've even begun. Maybe I don't know better. Maybe I just..." And he lifted a hand up, burying his face into his sleeve. "...Maybe I just... don't understand...

"I thought maybe I understood a little, but maybe I don't understand how shinki feel at all."