Edgeworth has always been the kind of man who talks through actions. If a person only ever listens to what he says, they'll miss most of his communication. It's good that more people in Edgeworth's life understand this; Phoenix worries sometimes that Edgeworth silos himself off too much and there aren't enough people who know how to break through that shell.

Phoenix's mouth falls into a soft but serious line as Kay looks at him. He knows that look. The look of a guilty teenage girl, torn up about things that in no way are her responsibility to be torn about.

"I've known Edgeworth for a very long time. He doesn't do anything for credit, or reciprocity, or personal gain. He does things because he wants to, and because he thinks they're the right thing to do." He offers his hand to Kay to squeeze. If she's so close to Edgeworth, then she's basically family, after all. "I know if he were here, he'd tell you that you owe him nothing, and he'd want you to focus on yourself. He's a very smart, capable man. Whatever hole he's in, he'll find a way to pull himself out."

Phoenix doesn't like the sound of 'sacrificed everything', but there's not much he can do from here. And he has complete faith in Edgeworth's competence--and that if Edgeworth falters, that Franziska will be right behind him to help and then never let him live down the fact he needed her.