Haku winced, shrinking in on herself even more. He wasn't being harsh at all, but his words stung more than he realized. All she could think of was how she had failed Quatre during the attack. How she had tried so hard to pull him from the darkness while he stared at her with terrified, wide eyes. Eyes she couldn't stop seeing.

He was fine now, if not more closed off and quiet than he had been when they'd met, but none of it did anything to ease her guilt.

"I-I... I think..." she started out, voice only going quieter with each word. A final mutter escaped that sounded suspiciously like 'you're wrong', but it would be a wonder if Duo could hear it.