Mithos still kept a gentle, reassuring grip on his shoulder, an encouraging reminder that he was with him.

Because all Genis needed was encouragement that he was on the correct path. Mithos had known it from the beginning, but Genis was still having trouble accepting the changes to his worldview.

So, in the name of encouragement, Mithos gently responded, "Don't worry, Genis. It'll get easy once you acknowledge the truth--even if you don't want anyone else to die, you want Raine back even more, and we have the power to make it happen."

Power that allowed them to make as many sacrifices as they needed to.