Ianto felt rather silly that he'd admitted feeling that way in the first place, but he was comforted by Akihiko's hand on his arm and his words. He supposed that Akihiko was right, in that there was nothing wrong with him having a dislike of John Hart that went beyond the fact that he was responsible for the breakup of what was effectively Ianto's family for a year and a half. "Thanks," Ianto said, giving Akihiko a small smile, feeling a little better now that he'd got at least that much out.

"You...you wouldn't mind helping me out on this?" Ianto asked, a bit sheepishly. "Jack doesn't like to be cornered about these things, but. He really should have said something earlier, if there really is something the matter, yeah? He's probably not going to happy about us calling him out on his behavior, though."