[As Tenka's breaths calm, Sousei takes a slow breath of his own. That time had been enough for him to gather his composure, and now...now he's as composed as he'll ever be after that information, he supposes. It still hurts, but that seems about right to him--it should hurt. They were family, after all.
This is what family feels like, in his admittedly somewhat limited experience.
Quietly, Sousei lifts his chin, reaching a decision. He does not move otherwise, because he does not feel the need to pull away again. He's resolved now, and resolved makes it easier to deal with all of the consequences that he now faces. This is all he has left. The Yamainu, as much as he keenly misses them, are not here. They are his proper family, but they are not here.
Tenka, however, is.
Really, with that in mind, there's only one thing he can say. His voice is steady, if a little hoarse (unshed tears, perhaps, or just from the struggle he'd had with remembering how to breathe).]
I made a promise. I intend to keep it.
[He won't go after Shirasu. He'd promised Tenka that before, and he will keep it now. Because their parents would not have wanted revenge. Because it means very little here. But most of all, because he promised, and promises don't change just because the circumstances did.]
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This is what family feels like, in his admittedly somewhat limited experience.
Quietly, Sousei lifts his chin, reaching a decision. He does not move otherwise, because he does not feel the need to pull away again. He's resolved now, and resolved makes it easier to deal with all of the consequences that he now faces. This is all he has left. The Yamainu, as much as he keenly misses them, are not here. They are his proper family, but they are not here.
Tenka, however, is.
Really, with that in mind, there's only one thing he can say. His voice is steady, if a little hoarse (unshed tears, perhaps, or just from the struggle he'd had with remembering how to breathe).]
I made a promise. I intend to keep it.
[He won't go after Shirasu. He'd promised Tenka that before, and he will keep it now. Because their parents would not have wanted revenge. Because it means very little here. But most of all, because he promised, and promises don't change just because the circumstances did.]