Don't put it that way or you'll never be rid of me.

[ He can't help but chuckle a little. A home cooked meal is always welcome, after all. Especially when you can barely cook anything that involves more than tossing it in hot oil. But he listens in silence after that, pausing on occasion to take another forkful of food. It takes him about half his plate to finally find the right words. ]

You did right by him, if you ask me. S'not like you could! He'd end up in more trouble if you did if whatever happened to that Axel bloke was anything to go by.

[ A sigh as he sets his fork down to reach over and place his hand over Watanuki's because gdit man. He hates seeing his friends sad. ]

Don't let this eat you up, sweetheart. Wasn't like you were trying to hold it back to lord it over his head or summat. S'not our place to tell them, after all.