That, more than anything, convinces Sorey that Vahvuus really doesn't want to die.

That he doesn't want to be a tool, that he doesn't want to lay down his life for the convenience of his exorcist, for the Abbey to which he holds no loyalty. The idea of being so empty, so bereft of personality and still to be so terrified of losing what little he has...

"...I'm...I'm sorry," Sorey confesses, pushing himself out of the hammock to walk quietly over to Vahvuus' side. "I said something in the port that hurt you. Could you tell me what it was?"