"What?" Dante can't help but jerk his gaze back to Togusa, startled. "No, that's not what I'm doing--it's just, you're giving me--him--credit when it wasn't..." When he doesn't deserve it. He doesn't deserve the way Togusa points out that he'd known the cost to himself. Sure, he'd known that the Heartless might swallow his heart, but he hadn't expected it. He'd thought he was so strong that he would avoid it! He'd been an idiot; he doesn't deserve to be described like he'd done something noble.

For a moment, he can only stare at the other man. What does he mean, he's going to stay? And how does he know that Dante doesn't think people should bother with him...?

It slips out before he can stop it--faint, but audible if Togusa's listening hard enough. "Why...?"