[The way Kija acts leaves him, to a small degree, taken aback, while all at the same not at all. It's something that's been done before, albeit initiated by Jae-Ha that time. It's different, though. He isn't swallowed whole by a gripping sense of fear. It's that his heart is jarred in another way.
So he isn't initially sure how he's supposed to react. The other part to this is he's never been comforted in this manner. Gi-Gan's acceptance and reassurance wasn't the same. She's the only one who knows about his childhood, but even still that isn't by a great deal. . . . Now that Kija has witnessed it for himself, it brings on an entirely new set of emotions.
. . .Once which Jae-Ha is trying to control within himself. He's always prided himself in his strength of will and power over his behavior. Now there seem to be fine cracks spreading throughout.
It's another long few moments before one of his arms wraps around Kija in turn. His hand bunches in the fabric of his clothing, forehead then dropping to his shoulder.
All he'd really like to do is try somehow to wipe the scene that seems to be playing in a loop. That, and to leave and hide away for a little while.]