Kaiba listens to the story about the train with mild interest. Nita had already told him parts, of course, but it was nice to have confirmation about their...home.

But as the angel's hand brushes his shoulder, the other meaning of the word sinks in. Empath...he's almost certainly reading Seto's emotions too. Years of guarding his heat have built up his flight instinct, and the urge to pull away and deny is strong. But there's a fledgling desire to let it go, too...

Seto meets Xander's eyes and exhales softly, considering what to say next. Siebren's idea of just ignoring it and letting his subconsciousness sort it all out is still appealing, but they're all here now.

"Didn't want to worry her? Mm. I'm told friends are meant to share their lives...but there are some things you don't burden them with. Being alone was far less complicated," he sighs.