Instead of answering, instead of letting himself really go further down the dark corners of his mind, Diego downs what's left of his coffee. It burns through the knot in his throat, through the haze his mind feels like it's temporarily in with memories of Patch, with regret and guilt.
It's not enough, though. Especially when Klaus says that he had been afraid Hazel and Chacha would find the rest of them, and his jaw clenches shut. The aggression that he sometimes clings to as a safer shield than anything else he could be feeling makes him wants to chew him out, just how he had done with Vanya that night. You could have been killed, he wants to shout to him as well, the reality of it making something in his stomach twist painfully, but he just scrubs a hand along his face before shaking his head.
"When we find them they'll regret ever coming near here." The 'I'm sorry' makes his skin crawl, makes him want to say how it's fine, it doesn't matter, but it's a lie. He can't regret Klaus being here, and he never would no matter how much he may miss Patch, but none of this is fine. Just thinking of the words sets a bitter taste in his mouth, so instead he focus on the fact that they will find those bastards and make them pay. It's the best thing he can cling to right now; it's at least one thing he can solve.
As he sets down the now empty mug on the ground, he sighs under his breath before he nudges Klaus's leg again. "You should get some sleep. I'll stay here and wake you up if needed."
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It's not enough, though. Especially when Klaus says that he had been afraid Hazel and Chacha would find the rest of them, and his jaw clenches shut. The aggression that he sometimes clings to as a safer shield than anything else he could be feeling makes him wants to chew him out, just how he had done with Vanya that night. You could have been killed, he wants to shout to him as well, the reality of it making something in his stomach twist painfully, but he just scrubs a hand along his face before shaking his head.
"When we find them they'll regret ever coming near here." The 'I'm sorry' makes his skin crawl, makes him want to say how it's fine, it doesn't matter, but it's a lie. He can't regret Klaus being here, and he never would no matter how much he may miss Patch, but none of this is fine. Just thinking of the words sets a bitter taste in his mouth, so instead he focus on the fact that they will find those bastards and make them pay. It's the best thing he can cling to right now; it's at least one thing he can solve.
As he sets down the now empty mug on the ground, he sighs under his breath before he nudges Klaus's leg again. "You should get some sleep. I'll stay here and wake you up if needed."