Tyki watched Hakuba quietly, then glanced away, a faint, self-deprecating curl to his lips. He remembered the day he had gotten to know this boy in Gaia, how he had challenged his goodness, and found that vein of darkness within him.

Well, now he had found the line that Hakuba wouldn't cross.

He rose to his feet and leaned over Hakuba, pressing a gentle kiss to his forehead. "I won't forgive anyone who hurts you," he murmured. "I can't. I'm sorry."

And he turned to go.