I - [He bites his lip, desperately wanting to brush this off, but, of course, he can't.] - have a history of doing that. Here, too.

[In his defense, it had been to get away from a house full of memories, but - ]

[He looks up, though, listening. Watching the slow demonstration. Something in it makes his chest tighten, his throat clench up. Byleth called him out so quickly, he's a bit at a loss.]

[His hands curl around his cup again.] Some days I - really want to. It just gets harder to try. Too much comes up, or - it feels like it does.