[ Hei was silent for a moment, his gaze firmly locked on the empty ground in front of them while the bots patrolled by the wayside. But then his gaze fell and he glanced at Tieria, briefly, and then nodded. ]
As am I.
[ And he was. Promises had been broken, a life was now lost, but that was immaterial. It was the traitorous thought that she could come back. She could return. He had not killed her, yet. ]