The wave was to handle me one :| ....
It was impossible not to let that ghost of a smile to linger on his face even if it was only for a very short moment, he couldn't stop it, or he didn't notice at all.
Anyone else would think the ex-SOLDIER was totally insane, having a quite big knife stabbed between his shoulder and his collarbone, anyone else would be crying in pain like a big baby, but he was just smiling at her.
"Noki..." He nodded very slightly at her, "...will be back and she'll never leave you again." He repeated for the 100th time... "I won't let anyone do that again to you." Promise after promise that he didn't know he would be or not able to fulfill... but he'd try.
He didn't know if it was safe enough to move her yet, so he remained with his eyes locked on hers, trying not to do any unexpected movement.
"Just someone has to go and get her..." ...which translated would be something like Vash, we have to go and find Noki's body and head and wait for the damn hotel to decide to revive her... or something of the sort.