I was... [He trails off, turning away to resume pacing, scuffing a hand through his hair.] Not sad. I wasn't nervous about the fight, either. I told Gladio about it before... tried to be casual, because it wasn't supposed to be a big deal, and I thought he'd wanna be around just in case. We had it all sorted, but it never hurts to have back-up, right? But he didn't take it great.

[His hands shift again, resting on his hips as he kicks at a bundle of loose dirt.]

I was worried about worrying you, which just ended up self-fulfilling, and now it makes me not wanna tell anyone anything, but that's not the answer, either.

[He doesn't know what the answer is.]