[ That smile. He hates it, even if it's something that would warm his heart to see on Michel's face.

But this? It hurts, especially when he speaks the words that Fai has had resting deep in his heart. ]

...He had a plan that allowed him to avoid death, so I at least know he wasn't rushing in with the possibility of dying.

[ That much at least gives him some reprieve from the negativity swirling in his chest. But the rest? The rest he cannot refute. ]