[he blinks, then dabs at one eye with a fingertip, looking at it to see if—...yep, tears.]
Oh...
[he scrubs at his face to get the tears out of his eyes, shaking his head]
I am so useless. I cannot bring your home back, and I cannot keep this grief and suffering from you, no matter how I wish I could. Despite the bright future we shall build, sometimes I feel I only remind you of what you've lost.