Oh, seeing Hades cry is more than devastating. Hythlodaeus feels his own despair curl into a tight ball in his chest, flow together, melt and rise again as cold flames of fury. He wraps his arms around Hades protectively, exhaling a very controlled breath.

"...Stay with me. We are given a new chance here, Hades. Come back to the days before our fall and prevent it. I told you - you are no longer alone, you old fool."

He murmurs softly, before turning his head to cast a backward glance at the Architect, and this time his voice is nothing but cold steel.

"What more do you want to take from him?"