Eiji backed up at Ankh's reaction, holding the hand he had rejected as if the action had actually hurt him. Hina's touch was reassuring in a way, but it didn't change that he had screwed up and made things worse. He hated that he had done that to her just because he felt like he had to help as much as he could. He really shouldn't have been there at all.

"Sorry, Hina-chan." He nodded to her and stepped aside. It was dumb to think he could do something she couldn't.