[In a way, it's a nice story. The story of three brothers living together, protecting the town and having the town take care of them in return. He's not surprised by that in the least--after all, they'd always been a large part of the town. They'd always been important to them. He can remember that as a child, and the pride that Taiko had taken in their home. It was important to protect it, he'd said.
Sousei had simply expanded his goal a bit alongside Tenka's encouragement--he'd protect it, yes, but alongside the rest of Japan as well. But it seems as though in return, Tenka narrowed his focus instead. It's weird to think about, but he doesn't have much time to do so before Tenka's bringing up something else, and that's...
Fuuma.
That failure still stings. He should have pieced together that they were after the vessel--that they were after Soramaru. But he hadn't until it was too late. He'd had the pieces for the prison and the opium, but again, he hadn't pieced it all together until it was too late. But in the end, despite Sousei's failings, the true fault and guilt lay at the feet of that man. His eyes narrow, and his expression sets.]
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Sousei had simply expanded his goal a bit alongside Tenka's encouragement--he'd protect it, yes, but alongside the rest of Japan as well. But it seems as though in return, Tenka narrowed his focus instead. It's weird to think about, but he doesn't have much time to do so before Tenka's bringing up something else, and that's...
Fuuma.
That failure still stings. He should have pieced together that they were after the vessel--that they were after Soramaru. But he hadn't until it was too late. He'd had the pieces for the prison and the opium, but again, he hadn't pieced it all together until it was too late. But in the end, despite Sousei's failings, the true fault and guilt lay at the feet of that man. His eyes narrow, and his expression sets.]
Don't compare me to him.
[He doesn't want to be compared to a traitor.]