[ by the time they get back and especially once they've gone upstairs, izō has moved beyond caring about needing to occasionally lean on ryouma. the cold made an uncomfortable situation worse and there was really nothing for that but to get out of it. ]

Think I might mess up yer nice place if somethin' happens?

[ he means it as a joke, but also can't deny that it's not impossible either since he still has no idea why it even happened in the first place. ]

... Since I can't promise ya that nothin' will 'cause I really dunno. Ain't the same like it was before, like endin' up with a tail or somethin' I didn't ask for. Or bein' sick that time...

[ he looks down at his hands and wishes he could just quit thinking about this for a while, because the more he does the more bad things come to mind. ]

If there's somethin' wrong with me, aren't ya worried I gave it t' ya?