“Stay back... Stay back!!!” Griffith, Vol. 12 Ch. 4

When Griffith heard Guts calling his name, with the other Hawks not far behind, he did not want him to approach. He didn’t want any of them to approach! He realized the event was centered around him, and despite the fact that he was highly unstable right now (or because of it?), he didn’t want his friends getting hurt.

He was very emphatic about this! But Guts was stubborn, and the fact that Griffith couldn’t speak didn’t help. And then, that final warning before everything went to Hell:

“I’ll never again forgive.” Griffith, Vol. 12 Ch. 4

Forgive what? Forgive Guts for leaving? “Again”?? Would that mean that the first time Griffith forgave Guts was during the reunion in the dungeon? That he was trying to strangle him? But I guess Griffith had his limits. He would not tolerate his heart being broken twice. The Behelit wept tears of blood and uttered an unearthly scream that plunged everyone in the immediate vicinity into another plane of existence. The ground became a sea of twisted faces, and the four members of the God Hand made their appearance: Void, Slan, Ubrik, and Conrad.