[ Damn, what kind of weird yandere did he pick up on accident under the tree? The brief glimpses he'd caught of Diluc all those months ago hadn't been particularly informative, snippets of a pair of children playing together followed by a bitter fight. It's obvious they'd been close once upon a time, though he hadn't realized how close they still remained.

Well It's not like he has any frame of reference for deep-rooted friendships spanning across decades. He does, however, have plenty of experience with people accusing him of things he hasn't done, and he barely bats an eyelash at the sudden hostility directed his way. If anything, he sounds a little annoyed. ]

Calm down. He's the heartbreaker around here, not me. [ Okay, so that's a joke (and a really bad one, at that) but still true. ] I don't have any reason to harm him. We used to work together, that's all.

[ Maybe the past tense is suspicious in and of itself, but he's no in any mood to explain himself to a complete stranger. ]

You're important to him. [ Someone deeply precious to him. ] I doubt he would have appreciated it if I'd just left you here.