[ The inhuman circuitry surging through Setsuna's eyes says what his mouth does not, you're lying, but indeed, he'll refrain from pressing the matter further. He does, however, shift his wrist, unfold his fingers, and... ]

I'm sorry.

[ ...lace them around Suzaku's, holding tight. Because Setsuna is also a knight, a sword for justice, and so he understands how to protect, preserve. He cannot protect Suzaku from the fate that has befallen him, but he can protect him from falling further. ]

I'm sorry it hurts to be alive.

I hope that someday you find reason to live again. A reason that isn't this sort of punishment.

[ His eyes drop, lose their color and return to a murky brown. ]

Suzaku Kururugi... is someone who deserves to be alive, so I am told. So I know.