[Were she stronger, and they were in a situation where no healing alternatives could be found... then maybe it'd be different. But he can tell she's suffered greatly, and it makes him so terribly guilty. Kain keeps his eyes on the ground for a moment. He doesn't realize what he's about to say, until he's said it.]

It's not that I'm unappreciative... I am appreciative... I just... You're as important to me as Zephyr.

[It's become true, without him knowing it.]

...Would it be all right if... I rested here for a while?

[He knows they'll make him go back inside eventually, but for now he really would prefer being beside Zephyr.]