(it's honestly a good thing for apollo that nahyuta remains so calm and collected. sure, there's the underlying sadness he knows is there, but it brings apollo back to the fact that they're going through the same thing.

this isn't something either of them can fix right away. it's the same as what he said earlier, there's a lot both of them have to deal with after the trial, nahyuta's burden is just a different form than apollo's. he can't impose his help on nahyuta, he can't yell at him to see a certain way.

he takes a deep, but shaky breath, trying to calm himself down, not explode over this. he doesn't have a right to argue nahyuta about this. it's something he has to move past on his own, though apollo will reach a hand out for help if his friend needs it.) I... I'm sorry. I got carried away. We're... both still dealing with a lot after the trial. You've got your reasons for what we're trying to accomplish, and I've got mine. Just... (he releases his grip on nahyuta, rubbing his own forearm, finding it just a tad difficult to make eye contact.) Promise me you're doing it because you want to. Not because you feel you owe everyone something.