Safe from Ukoku, safe from Valdana-- Koumyou's mind loops off from there, but Devero's doesn't. It stops somewhere it's stopped many, many times since Madame had found them together on Devero's world: Valdana is dead.

Valdana will never hurt him, or anyone else, ever again.

Koumyou did that for him, something he'd never had the strength to be able to do for himself. (Funny, how quickly he's forgotten that before Koumyou, he'd never been able to even acknowledge that she was hurting him, much less be able to do anything to escape her abuse.)

He brings one hand around to cradle Koumyou's cheek, thumb wiping away tears. "You keep me safe," he breathes, his voice hitching a little.