I don't suppose you can convince me you're not going to get yourself killed doing it?

[Sharp, almost automatic, conveniently ignoring that a, Yuan is the most recent culprit of nearly doing that and b, that Kratos' death would further Yuan's goals, no matter how much he would prefer to avoid it at the moment.]

One wrong blow aimed for Lloyd and you'll put yourself in the way. If you're set on dying anyway, why waste it on something you could avert? And if, contrary to all appearances, you don't plan on dying, why stay like this?

[Yuan is a little bitter here. Even if he took his own off, he'd still have hundreds of years ahead of him. In a backwards sort of way he almost envies Kratos' freedom.]

Hold this.

[Brusque, he presses the tail of the braid into Kratos' hand and gets up, stalking off to find a tie for the plait.]