There's too much. There's too much all at once and Esteban can't keep up with everything she's telling him. Kigi died-- he'd gathered that much-- from... from a duty? That kept a Dark Lord imprisoned? He's getting confused and Najaran is talking, and hurting, and he didn't mean to make it so much worse-- he'd just-- it was just.

He's selfish. He doesn't want Najaran to die, doesn't want her to hurt. But she is hurting now and it's his fault, him and his big mouth and his clumsy words and his stubbornness that he shouldn't have shoved in this mess and--

"WAIT!" His hand stretches out; snatches at Najaran's wrist before he can think it clearly, hoping to catch her for just a moment. 'Dians, he's... he's not sorry for his words, he's not sorry for his beliefs, but he is sorry that he's made it so much more worse for her. He shouldn't have pushed. He shouldn't have hurt her. Just... he can't leave it like this. He can't let her leave like this right now. He needs-- he needs to make sure they can save their friendship.

"Please," he adds, because he won't force her either.