Seeing Warren this way, sitting with his head in his hands wasn't what brought tears to Kai's eyes. Hearing his voice through the bond after she spoke, the pain and disbelief it held, that's what shook her. There was no hiding the tears, no trying to.<br/><br/>When his cat half spoke about the confusion his human half felt, about the little that he remembered...<br/><br/>At first, she didn't know what to do. Kai stood immobilized by the foot of the bed, tears spilling down her face. It killed her to see him this way, to hear the pain he was in and not know how to fix it.<br/><br/>Sniffling, she climbed onto the bed and gently pulled his hands away from his face. Taking his face in her hands, she pressed her lips to his forehead, speaking through the bond.<br/><br/>You didn't fail, love. If anything, I'm the one who failed you. I couldn't keep you safe and now you've run away to somewhere I can't follow you, she said, voice cracking and more tears falling. I was so stupid. I hesitated when I saw you. If I had known she was there.... I wish it had been me....<br/><br/>It was hard to tell him that, to tell both of them that. Ever since he'd gotten shot, that was the thought eating at the back of her mind. Kai wished she'd been shot instead of him.