[It would certainly be considered sad to some. Those, Yuan considers, are those who have steady and reliable friends; not those for whom encountering a respected enemy is the highlight of one's day.]

[He comes around the desk to stand near Kratos. Not reaching out, not really, but. Close to it. Thinking about it.]

The... reciprocal is also true, if you hadn't assessed that much by now.

[Some times Kratos does. Other times he's peculiarly blind about himself.]

I... wasn't entirely aware you felt that way.