[ There are some questions Knives does not ask himself. One should only ask questions that one wants, or needs, the answer to, and he has no desire to see that deeply into his own heart. The distance between him and Vash is already a strain enough -- he has no interest in any further regrets. ]

You will. You are intelligent, thorough, and you understand the stakes involved.

[ A slight movement catches his eye, and he turns just in time to see Nai chewing on himself. It's an impulse he recalls only too well. ]

Be careful. Do not let them know when you are upset. Plus, if you make yourself bleed where he can see it, Vash will cry.