Not dead. Just not here. Which meant... Kinn's eyes turned inward as he remembered how the pain lashed through him and now the pieces fell into place. But now wasn't the time to fall apart and feel that loneliness that had been riding the edge since he arrived.
Yes, Pete and Vegas were here, and he had Riley, but...it wasn't the same. None of this was really helpful for him and he felt it more keenly now than before. Not because he had a romantic relationship with Tay but because there was a comadare there that their significant others were not here.
"Go," Kinn said then, covering his eyes with his good hand to stave off a headache. "Get the girls. They're more important."
Waisu watched a moment more and then rose to his feet, addressing Pete and Vegas. "Go. He will be safe here. I am old, not defenseless." He motioned to the objects over the door frame: a wakizashi and tanto. He added in what he heard where his granddaughters could be and offered a low bow. "He will be safest here with me. I will offer more tea for the pain."
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Not dead. Just not here. Which meant... Kinn's eyes turned inward as he remembered how the pain lashed through him and now the pieces fell into place. But now wasn't the time to fall apart and feel that loneliness that had been riding the edge since he arrived.
Yes, Pete and Vegas were here, and he had Riley, but...it wasn't the same. None of this was really helpful for him and he felt it more keenly now than before. Not because he had a romantic relationship with Tay but because there was a comadare there that their significant others were not here.
"Go," Kinn said then, covering his eyes with his good hand to stave off a headache. "Get the girls. They're more important."
Waisu watched a moment more and then rose to his feet, addressing Pete and Vegas. "Go. He will be safe here. I am old, not defenseless." He motioned to the objects over the door frame: a wakizashi and tanto. He added in what he heard where his granddaughters could be and offered a low bow. "He will be safest here with me. I will offer more tea for the pain."