Ankh just watches Eiji, ready for the comeback he's sure is coming, because it is the same fight over and over. 'Sorry' isn't the answer he's expecting, and he spends a second looking completely baffled before the tension drains from him and he sighs slightly.

He doesn't have to say it. Who in their right mind in this situation isn't scared? But he's not going to say it, either.

So he falls back on what's easy, with words that are lighter than they easily might have been. "You're actually listening for once? Maybe I should get you to lose bets more often."