[Manabu's ear can't help but twitch a little with how feather-light that gesture is, and he gulps against that fluttering in his chest.]

I already did. Remember? [he tilts his head to peek up through his hair at him.] When I told you to trust me...to be able to help you. After all of this, I mean. I want to help you be free.

[his mouth twitches into a hesitant kind of smile.]

You can give me that, right? [trust?]