He did. The news was spreading that you were found by the creek. But I knew you wouldn't go anywhere without me.

[His fingers curl tightly into his own palms, and he aims a powerful kick at the bars. They bend, noticeably, and the sound is loud and creaking. He can't help that.] I'm sorry I didn't come sooner.

[He didn't know where to go, or what to do, or where he was... Furious at Sanji's father, he kicks again, and the metal bends further, cracking open but not nearly enough for a body. He needs to do one more, he realizes between heavy breaths and lines himself up for it again.]