Oh! She looked away...strange. He observes her and her moment of unease while deciding not to walk through the door and into his apartment again- standing with Hamuko and keeping their conversation private until Hamuko is comfortable enough to walk in again.

The silence felt heavy but the man didn't even flinch. His gaze remained adamantly gentle before he decided to reach forward and place his hand on her shoulder again. It's a boundary he knew he could cross but she sounded unsteady and...

He sighed in remorse. He couldn't fathom how she found herself standing despite all the tragedy.

Give me my mom and dad-!

And she had lost her parents on her birthday too.

"I am really...sorry to hear that." His voice sombers like the heavy notes on a piano echoing across his palace. "Someone close to me lost both of her parents in a horrific burglar that took place on the night of her birthday. S-so I understand how devastating it can be."

"It's cruel...what life throws at you sometimes."