[And it's painful too, to think that Tenka would take insults to Shirasu over this tentative peace they've established as partners. The noise he makes at that is somewhere between a scoff and frustrated, soft but faintly audible. He knows that part of the fault is his own. Yes, he did not stay by Tenka's side. He understands that he should have, and that in that way, he messed up.
But neither did Shirasu, in the end.
What makes him so much more important, then?]
...Fine. [Fine. He'll stomach it, then, to get the rest of Tenka's story--but he's not going to be happy about being compared to Shirasu, nor about this immediate defensiveness on Shirasu's behalf.]
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But neither did Shirasu, in the end.
What makes him so much more important, then?]
...Fine. [Fine. He'll stomach it, then, to get the rest of Tenka's story--but he's not going to be happy about being compared to Shirasu, nor about this immediate defensiveness on Shirasu's behalf.]
Continue, then. I won't interrupt.