For Barnaby, it was probably the end of episode 24

where he'd been betrayed by the person who he thought had loved him like a son

and his best friend was dying in his arms

Oh Barnaby...also hellooo Alex

...oh, spoilers /edits

nammah: helloooooo~ /clings to

/edits more fuck you plurk

...Mushishi is a little more tricky, unless you read into Ginko's expression a lot like i did XD

and it's complicated

sheep_say_baaaa /clings forever

but the chapter where Tanyuu gave up the idea of going with him, and gave up the idea of her leg ever healing... that's pretty heartbreaking

though it's all subtext, and Ginko's expression

i know not everyone gets the same impression from those panels