[He was the one who kept trying to run anymore, but right now running was the last thing on his mind. Not when it was his friend who was suffering right in front of him. Seeing her this shaken, this upset, it hurt. In part because he hadn't been there this past year, to support her through the hard times. He was starting to understand just now much she'd changed. As much as he wanted to protect her, that what she needed right now wasn't a guardian. She needed a friend.]

[He doesn't stop her from leaning against him, only tense from his anger at this apparition. He even moves his hands from her shoulders to hold her in a gentle hug.]

You don't believe that, do you? You've always been strong, Yuuna. You've always gone wherever your whim takes you, but your strength is the one thing about you that never changes. I've always admired it.

That's why I know none of that will come to pass. Your spirit is far too strong to break.