"Hopeless," Kratos said softly, "but not lonely. They might be cheesy, but somehow they still work. Not just on airheads either."
Though he knew Zelos could answer for himself and his own actions with their mother, Kray knew what it could feel like to be teased about his lovelife. And how, good-natured though it might be, having his siblings pile onto that teasing could be kind of frustrating. So he couldn't completely throw Zee under the bus.