Kai stops and frowns, looking down at Karasu and then away. He's been unsure of himself and his Darkness ever since he arrived here, and wishing more than anything he had someone to keep him out of trouble, even while he was telling himself he didn't need it. And now...

"It's good you're saying it. I need to hear it from somebody other than myself. Apparently looking at the scar in the mirror every morning doesn't help much either." Too easy to ignore, he guesses.

He's still got an arm around her, which surprises him a little, if only because he tends to pull away from people when he gets like this.

"...I don't know if I can promise not to, but would you mind kicking sense into me if I ever do get my hands on one?"