He had no answer for her right now. A thousand thoughts ran through his mind and most of them were of the Luminary. They were of their different training sessions, the beach, the Ball and during that when Yotsuyu intervened when Hendrik didn't understand whatever the boy was going through.

When she put her hands on his shoulders though, the knight's breath hitched again. This time though it was from a combination from her touching him and the hurt, anger and loss he was trying to hide from her. But all of those things were hitting him so very hard right now and his head lowered, trying to fight the pain alone.

Normally the knight could say something proud or gracious, but neither attitude was present at the moment. And he couldn't see the hope that Yotsuyu had though he was grateful to hear it even if he didn't believe in it at all.

"Should something happen to him, our world is doomed. And I am not..wherever he is to protect him as I swore I would be. So in that, I have failed him." The words came out choked, and the fist against the tree tightened.

Eleven's face and his expressions tore through the knight's heart at wanting to be friends. Unknown to the other the gesture had touched Hendrik deeply. But his own fear and hesitation had held him back and now there was so much regret. There were so many things that he wanted to say, but now he wouldn't get the chance to say them.