[Part of him doesn't know whether to expect a reply immediately, and so when his watch starts going off mere moments after putting it back in his pocket, he and the three other swords in the room with him all jump.
He has to bat Mutsunokami and Midare both off him for some semblance of privacy, quickly excusing himself to the outer grounds. She'd responded so fast...
She hadn't forgotten.
Relief settles as he devours her words carefully, letting the emotions of it come and go. Worry, of course, when she mentions an attack, but it's fleeting. She's more than capable, something she showed more times than he could count. But it's her last statement that catches him.
You're worth the wait.
His chest feels... strange. Full and warm and a little tight. It's confusing, but strangly... familiar, in a way, especially in how it fuels the smile that quirks up on his lips.]
good. i knew you would be able to do it.
i just hope you've had time to rest. you always take a lot on your shoulders. plenty of things break if they are under too much stress right?
[...]
you're worth it, too. i just want to keep my word even if it takes everything i have. and i won't disappear on you again so long as i can help it.
i think my master might be able to help with our problem. well, maybe.
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He has to bat Mutsunokami and Midare both off him for some semblance of privacy, quickly excusing himself to the outer grounds. She'd responded so fast...
She hadn't forgotten.
Relief settles as he devours her words carefully, letting the emotions of it come and go. Worry, of course, when she mentions an attack, but it's fleeting. She's more than capable, something she showed more times than he could count. But it's her last statement that catches him.
You're worth the wait.
His chest feels... strange. Full and warm and a little tight. It's confusing, but strangly... familiar, in a way, especially in how it fuels the smile that quirks up on his lips.]
good. i knew you would be able to do it.
i just hope you've had time to rest. you always take a lot on your shoulders. plenty of things break if they are under too much stress right?
[...]
you're worth it, too. i just want to keep my word even if it takes everything i have. and i won't disappear on you again so long as i can help it.
i think my master might be able to help with our problem. well, maybe.