He'd go after him, but, inevitably, Taiki comes first. He watches the empty sleeper corridor for a moment longer, and then ducks back in to watch tears track down the kirin's face with an unmoored frustration caused by helplessness.

A deep breath, but one taken quietly; he crosses back to the bed.

"Rest, Kouri. I will apologise to him, later." He doesn't need more worries. He'd apologise to Taiki, too, for leaving him, but he had no say in the matter. What good is an apology, there? He reaches out and smooths back his tangled hair, instead. "You did well."