Hershel smiled, look at you Kuzuryuu, caring about Ema! He saw that, he did. "Jake and Heiji are pretty good at it, at least. You weren't half bad yourself." Unlike Hershel who was completely useless. "Now there's Jake to worry about, of course, but one step at a time."

And he lifted his hands in a 'sorry sorry' sort of gesture. "I know, just- well, it's because of you she was able to get the supplies, I just felt like I owed you a thanks for that at least."