Konoe absolutely noticed him staring and was sort of resigned to it at this point, said ears twitching under his gaze.

"I didn't do it to save you, you'll just have to owe me one," he said grumpily, though without much bite to it. "I'm tired of Two Canes being bullies."

Now that the air of violence had disappated, his own empathy had cleared up, and he was almost curious as to why this man felt different.