[ He'd be allowed to step further back. The grip that G'raha has on those robes falls away and even he is taking a step backwards. ]

I wasn't intending to. While I consider you and I to be close, my heart is his. If his own aches then so, too, does mine along with it. I would do nothing to jeopardize what he and I have.

[ If it isn't clear about where his heart lies in all of this. G'raha is making it known that while Daqiang is someone he considers very important and their friendship means so much... He loves Zack. ]

So, tonight, I will be going first.