[ . . . . it's enough to get Tenka to sigh, running a hand through his own hair as he ponders that over a bit longer still.
To a degree, it almost doesn't feel real. How can he be talking about Shirasu like this? How can someone who he trusted and relied on for ten years already be so willing to discard him? How can he be sitting here at a table drinking tea that wasn't made by Shirasu because Shirasu specifically doesn't want to see him again?
A slow breath.]
I just don't want trusting him to mean putting my brothers in danger.
[If it was Tenka's own well-being, that's not an issue. That's never been an issue. But right now, being lenient on Shirasu means putting everyone attached to him in danger. Sousei, Nishiki, and most importantly, Soramaru all over again.
His brother went through so much. Tenka's not about to sign him up for a repeat.]
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[ . . . . it's enough to get Tenka to sigh, running a hand through his own hair as he ponders that over a bit longer still.
To a degree, it almost doesn't feel real. How can he be talking about Shirasu like this? How can someone who he trusted and relied on for ten years already be so willing to discard him? How can he be sitting here at a table drinking tea that wasn't made by Shirasu because Shirasu specifically doesn't want to see him again?
A slow breath.]
I just don't want trusting him to mean putting my brothers in danger.
[If it was Tenka's own well-being, that's not an issue. That's never been an issue. But right now, being lenient on Shirasu means putting everyone attached to him in danger. Sousei, Nishiki, and most importantly, Soramaru all over again.
His brother went through so much. Tenka's not about to sign him up for a repeat.]