Akihiko helped as best he could, grunting under Jack's heavy weight as they staggered with him over to the bed and trying not to drop him too heavily onto the bed. He pushed firmly but not cruelly until Jack's whole body was on the bed, pulled his shoes off, and then tucked the blanket up over him.

Then he gratefully followed Ianto out of the room and sighed. "No, I wasn't expecting that, either," he admitted sadly. "Ianto...what did he mean about letting Gray go?"