She was crying again... Seeing her eyes tear up, made his stomach clench. He hated seeing her like that. He almost reached for her; what he'd intended to touch wasn't obvious, but his hand hesitated, then withdrew. He was never sure how to deal with tears like this.

"I'm not going anywhere without you or anyone else, if I can help it," he told her. If a way to return was found, Laharl wanted to bring everyone back with him; Flonne, Etna, and his parents. He didn't want to leave any of them behind.

"And why the hell would I hate you?" he asked, baffled as to where that had just come from.