... I'm sorry. [That was about what Diarmuid expected. And a big part of the reason for his shameful expression. Why wouldn't Waver or Rose for that matter be angry with him for breaking the one promise he made?

He could explain himself. Whether or not it'd be enough, though.]

After you... [Died. He forced the tinge of pain down.] More of them came for us. More than we could manage with what few shots we had left. I paved the way for Ritsuka and Edward to escape by detonating the explosives we found in the mines.

There was no other way.