Kaiba swings his head up, wide-eyed. For once he looks young, close to his actual age. Lost and longing...

And then her words sink in and he angrily turns away, wiping at his eyes.

"...I just...assumed, given the nature of the tests and the warnings, that my disappearance was related."

He still avoids eye contact, folding his arms. His cheeks are tinged pink.

"If that wasn't my last act, what was?"