[he understands it. he even smiles a little—and it's not one of some kind of smug victory, either.

it's soft, it's gentle. it's kind of sincere and something more like what he would show to haru when she was still alive than what he's displayed with magilou up to this point.]

Then we'll just have to work on trying to figure out how to mend a heart, right?

[a pause.] Stealing them is my business, but you don't have to steal them to fix them.

[and then:]

And I hope I don't give you a reason to be upset. [he's not planning on hating her, at least. but he has no idea if there will be some other trigger that she'll uncover along the way.]