[Briefly at the tip of his tongue are more questions of why she hasn't been up front with her father. If it hasn't already happened. But that's not the point of the conversation.]
As is Ichiru. [Someone who he'd never see again as well, even for as trying as his brother can be.]
I know. I couldn't either. You're right. [She is. It's not him suddenly changing his mind.] Just I also couldn't allow that for you.
[Didn't she see that coming?]
But while we already are here. . . I don't want to take any of it for granted. I'd like to make the best of it for as much as that's possible.