"It does. A bit." Ianto replies, smiling as he lowers his gaze. "The thing is...where I come from? There's this bloke."

He pauses, blinking a little.

"At least, he was last time I checked. That part's a bit...fluid." he admits, shaking his head. "But I digress. This bloke, he's...the agency I worked for was more or less dedicated to hunting him down. He had some trouble with the royal family a long time ago, and the agency I worked for was formed to--well, to keep him out of the country's interests. To destroy threats like the one he was perceived to be, seize technology and knowledge from people like him..."

Ianto finally looks into her face, eyes filled with a mix of sorrow and affection.

"But the thing is, I've seen that man work. He's not a threat, he's a hero. He's...made mistakes, done terrible things, and for all I know he deserved a bit of the sour grapes he got from my superiors. But I've seen that man work. I saw him save a lot of lives. Not all of them--when he came to my agency there were a lot of people who died on his watch, but it wasn't his fault. Someone else set that massacre in motion, and what he did? It allowed people like me to escape, to live. The day I saw the world end, I saw people who did not die because he was there. And..."

He reaches out to run a finger along the edge of the bracelet.

"...he's known for traveling in a big blue box. Just this color...this man who is loved and hated both. This man who has faltered and succeed, both."

His hand lifts to her face as he smiles.

"This man who is a flawed being and a hero. Both. Just like you."