[ He loosens his grip so that she can roll over, wrapping them around her again once she's turned herself around. His eyes, cold as ever, recognize the seriousness in her eyes and turn serious as well.
...she's right. There's still a lot of mystery to this grail war, but with the way things are going, it's only a matter of time before things reach a boiling point. Once it truly becomes a battle royale, alliances are destined to crumble eventually. His grin turns downward, knowing who she's thinking of when she considers that.
...he's delightfully surprised at the words—the truth—that come out. He smiles... and yes, a smile, not a smug grin. ]
...good.
[ He lifts a hand up to brush some of her hair—still messy from last night—away from her face and caress her cheek. ]
That's how a mother should be, isn't it?
[ Not that he'd know what a mother's love is like, but it's only right that a mother should want to see her children again... to see them grow up, isn't it? Besides, he can't imagine that either Tachibana Hibiki or Sei Shounagon have the capacity to hold a grudge... especially if they knew of her wish. For better or worse, those two are blindingly bright and blindingly honest... the opposite of them, really. ]
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...she's right. There's still a lot of mystery to this grail war, but with the way things are going, it's only a matter of time before things reach a boiling point. Once it truly becomes a battle royale, alliances are destined to crumble eventually. His grin turns downward, knowing who she's thinking of when she considers that.
...he's delightfully surprised at the words—the truth—that come out. He smiles... and yes, a smile, not a smug grin. ]
...good.
[ He lifts a hand up to brush some of her hair—still messy from last night—away from her face and caress her cheek. ]
That's how a mother should be, isn't it?
[ Not that he'd know what a mother's love is like, but it's only right that a mother should want to see her children again... to see them grow up, isn't it? Besides, he can't imagine that either Tachibana Hibiki or Sei Shounagon have the capacity to hold a grudge... especially if they knew of her wish. For better or worse, those two are blindingly bright and blindingly honest... the opposite of them, really. ]