"There's no need to apologize," Zechs told him as neutrally as he could, calm. Timid sort of boy. He definitely would look out for him, try to make certain he remained safe.

"A pleasure meeting you," Zechs told him politely. Tried to build up Taiki's confidence a little, "This will be my first mission, so if you have advice from past experience here to give, that'd be invaluable."