Tyki struggled to stay standing, using all of his will not to lean on the wall. He was weakening fast, again.

"Thank you for the X-potions, but I'm not going, Rufus," he said, and glanced at Zechs, briefly, then away. He was cursing inwardly, caught between wanting to reassure Zechs and stand by him against a common threat, and not wanting to reveal that it had been a bluff. If he showed his tells, Zechs would read through his bluffs the next time, and he would never be able to use this tactic again. Considering they hadn't yet resolved the ZERO situation, he didn't want to lose this trump card so easily.

He folded his arms. "Considering what you have just interrupted, I think I have the right to stay and hear what you have to say to my lover."