"At least it was in a battle." He says, as if that somehow softens the blow. He doesn't know if Gyre is aware of how cowardly and deceitful he had been when he killed Four, but those were the shameful details Luka was in no hurry to disclose. "None of us knew what we were doing, then."

He suspects, now, upon hearing Gyre's shaky breaths that he may be crying. Being unable to detect certain types of body language without vision was one of those frustrating things Luka had to navigate around, and it made particularly sensitive social situations like this even more difficult.

"You're right." He says, letting the guiding wire fall from his other hand. "We can't take back what happened, but we can make this the last year any of them have to go through it. That's the best thing we can do for them, isn't it?"