The awe is usually wants keeps his boys around. But they grow bored of it, as does he. They see some of the world, some parts they could never reach without him, and then they want to explore for themselves. They want to find their place in it. While he's in direct contact with very few of them (only Taraga, really), he does try to facilitate them finding themselves. He'd help any of them if they asked. None ever have.

But Hayun is trusting him with a deep secret: that he's well and truly alone in the world. Completely on his own at such a tender age. And he's not asking for Yohan to pay his bills or take care of this house. He's asking him to listen to his secret, to share in his worries. It's jarring. It's jarring and it warms in a way he didn't anticipate.

"Any time, day or night." There's very little he couldn't walk out of at a moment's notice if Hayun asked for him. "Say it back to me, Hayun-ah. Any time, day or night."