"And why did he come back?! Because Marco made him!" Espio snapped. "What he thinks of me had nothing to do with it! If it hadn't been for Marco, we... might've lost him...

He unconsciously made as if to hug himself, staring at the floor. "I... apologised already. But if I say anything more, he's just gonna close off again. There's nothing I can say. As for doing... there's nothing I can do either. He's just gonna see that I'm still hurting, I don't know if he'd realise it's because he is, too."