[ After the Hugging Episode, he'd kept his distance from Ket, telling himself that the boy's ability to teleport could keep him out of most sorts of danger. Of course, he should have known: Ket has no sense of self-preservation. He should have kept a constant watch on the boy.
Wordlessly, he reaches out and touches Ket's forehead. There's still something like hope, burning in Hyoubu's gaze. But after a little while, that light goes out. He shakes his head, and slides his hand down, closing Ket's eyes. ]
I'm sorry.
[ He has more self-control now than he did all those years ago. The urge to kill, to destroy, to take bloody revenge is still just as strong, but it's tempered by the fact that there's a girl in front of him who is suffering, and Minato is still insensible. So he doesn't leave, quite yet. ]
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Wordlessly, he reaches out and touches Ket's forehead. There's still something like hope, burning in Hyoubu's gaze. But after a little while, that light goes out. He shakes his head, and slides his hand down, closing Ket's eyes. ]
I'm sorry.
[ He has more self-control now than he did all those years ago. The urge to kill, to destroy, to take bloody revenge is still just as strong, but it's tempered by the fact that there's a girl in front of him who is suffering, and Minato is still insensible. So he doesn't leave, quite yet. ]