Tidus has been steeling himself for the sight he sees, as far away as he is - back at the train, keeping their link open. Inigo had told him what was there; the state of Tai, and Taiki's place in it. The hopes that he had for Taiki, but - they were lying to themselves, too. Hoping for the best where there were no hopes like that to be had.

... At least, he was. He's sure Taiki always knew, and went there anyway, towards ruin - knowing that Tai was the only play he wanted to be.

Lea's reaction is as felt as it is heard, melting into his being, trying to be his. He's an apprehension in his own chest, pushed down and kept locked, focused on what they have to. 'That's Asen,' he thinks, a thought shared to all, meaning, This is who Asen is. Disgust, a trace of respect for a person he doesn't know, and his feelings guide their attention back to Taiki, the one who matters here.

He tries to speak to him, thoughts across a distance.

'I promised you.' A conversation, the two of them stood in the armoury - I promise we'll come help Tai - pressed in those words; but that promise isn't for this time. Not entirely. 'We're going to save Tai, but we can't do it like this. But I promise, alright? We're not abandoning it - we're gonna get help. But you'll be lost if we don't save you.'

Lost, die, who knows what else? The anything that could happen to Taiki weighs in his chest, emotions he has to push back down again.

He has to think about the other two, too, the way back to the train, so they can take Taiki there.