If he'd ever had his doubts about the sincerity of those words, that look is enough to chase them away, and Keith's response is a small, almost shy smile of his own. Trusting others can be difficult for him unless it's been proven that the other is trustworthy, but Bash has never shown him that he wasn't. "I know."

Using the brief lull to fight with noodles and chopsticks -how does one pick up noodles anyway?- he gathers his thoughts before asking a question of his own. "Can I ask you something? It's kind of stupid, but if I knew the answer, I wouldn't have to ask, so..."