[ It's not the response he expected to get, not framed like that, but it fits with what he knows about Jacob. Those airy dreams about resistance they talked about in the darkness of their room weren't just ideals for him. That he feels a personal sense of failure over something he could never have prevented isn't, in hindsight, all that surprising. ]

Hey.. [ Hellboy breaks into that litany of guilt before it can go any further. There's no question about what Jacob needs from him now. He pulls him into his arms without a moment's hesitation, ducking his chin down to kiss the top of his head. ] You couldn't've stopped that. You've seen the crap those guys can do to people. It's not your fault.