[Tieria didn't want to say anything, but Lockon was right. It was partly his fault. Tieria actually felt that it was largely Lockon's fault that nobody felt like smiling much anymore, but he would never let him know that. And it was hugely Lockon's fault that Tieria didn't want to smile anymore.

That was unfair, actually. It was hardly Lockon's fault that Tieria had ended up with some stupid kind of feelings for him, had ended up pinning most of his hopes on him.

...was it?]

What do you think?

[He hadn't said it sarcastically. He honestly wanted to know what Lockon thought about the entire situation. He wanted to see just how guilty Lockon felt.]