He waited until he was done speaking, until she went over each item and left them hanging. There was something he couldn't quite understand, something that seemed off about this scenario, but he had no way to tell. Something was different, but whether it was Yomi or Albedo was left untold. "A favor," he repeated, once. "A favor that didn't take. More like a torment then."

A life that could not cease. Yes, he knew that very well.

As much as he knew what he would do to keep family unharmed from others--and this place as well. Wasn't he happy that it wasn't Nigredo? Of course he was. And she already knew that entirely. But that wasn't all that she asked. And he stared at her for a beat, violet staring at the same, before dropping his gaze to a place around her shoulder. "...I didn't want to kill you." As if that wasn't obvious. As if hesitation hadn't been mirrored in every movement he made. But still. "I didn't want to kill you at all."