[ He falters, covers up the wave of emotion with a deep drag off his cigarette. Hearing it doesn't make anything better, but at least he can respect Tyki's wishes and even more so... ]
I get it. Hell, couple of months back I would've begged for the same chance. [ And then so many things happened and he's probably in a better position now than he's ever been, but he's not daft enough to try and convince Tyki of it. ]