Yeah, but you can tell me about whatever you want to, Yato. It's all good, I don't mind the detours we take to get there.

( He really does mean it when he offers himself up as a sympathetic ear. It helps him a little too, draws him out of his own thoughts enough to focus on someone else. )

Sakura. Is she the woman you were talking about before? The one you -. ( At that, he trails off uselessly. But there's still care when he looks at his friend. ) What happened?