[ Helios' hand fidgets slightly under that pat. He'll just draw his hand away then looking at her nodding. ] I-I know, but, but still. I could have done more I feel. [ Always could have done more. There's never a limit to him product of him being so hard on himself at times. ]

Only...only bits and pieces now. I know that...that I helped get through something terrible. [ He purses his lips looking down at the table. Erika. The name feels like a faint echo now but the feelings are still resonating strongly. So many things were different in that world. Nero didn't abuse him, hate him for whatever reason, they were actually brothers like they were meant to be. And then there was Elise. ] I'm sorry, for what happened to her.