[Ajax's expression softens, looking back to her when she says that she's still her. It's a relief for him to hear, and he hopes that she means that and she's just not saying it because she's trying to deny what's happening. But something still nags at him, because that doesn't feel right. Like there had been things she's done differently than what he expected, but perhaps that's just because he's being paranoid. He can't put his finger on it, really.]

I should tell you something else. When...

[He looks down again. It's hard to say. But it might be important for her to know.]

When Yae entered me, she pointed out that there was a hole inside me. It was as if she could take her finger and stick it right through my soul. She asked me if I was ever going to let it heal, and if I didn't, I wouldn't be able to regain my full strength. I don't know what that means, but I can't help but think it's related to Childe.

[Yae telling him he was stubborn, telling Lumine she was stubborn too. He doesn't want to admit it, sorely doesn't want to. But what if that's their fate, that eventually it will heal up on its own and he disappears? It's a fate he doesn't want, for either of them.]