"Mm. Really, I just wanted a kiss, in case I ruined the timeline," Gonou admits. "But I'm glad it helped him."

He sighs a little, eyes half-closing, before remembering something and glancing up.

"Ah-- do you see the cat?" He points up at a little brass statue of a cat sitting on the shelf beside Kanan's cabinet. "Before you go, you should pet its head. I'm curious...."

He isn't quite sure that it's going to actually cause anything to happen, but he wouldn't put it past Xie Lian to send him a message that's both a metaphor and literal.