Once again his immediate reaction is to backchannel, nodding. His face is grave by the end of Tidus's little rant.

"I feel much the same way about my own companion," he admits. "He deserves happiness, and yet here I know that I cannot guarantee it. His kind are pure compassion, incapable of violence, and utterly unsuitable for a role that places him in the middle of a battlefield every month..."

His voice trails off, his own anger at Taiki's inclusion in this journey rising, and he gives Tidus a wry half-smile at their similar reactions. "It may be that all we can do is ensure they live comfortably, with at little pain as possible, while we are here."