He's going to dare to put a gentle arm around your shoulders at that, because he may not be able to lift the weight that has settled there, but you have never been too heavy to carry, even if most might think otherwise.

You are family, Hikaru. You are a younger brother to this old and ancient vampire.

"Then perhaps you should not think of it as waiting." It's not the most comforting piece of advice he could hand your way, but it is something at the very least?

"What was that old saying: the journey, not the destination?"

He rather liked that one. It was a fitting analogy to the lives most of the Kings had to lead.