[ it's true that they understand each other on various levels, that it was politeness and her own upraising that had kept Takane from answering to Masamune's wishes, the ones he wouldn't have spoken. Whatever their relationship, it wasn't one of dominance and subservience. He trusted her to do what she wished. She trusted him enough to find a sense of loyalty in, to want to remain by his side and to find herself perturbed and restless when she had to stay behind.
Unpleasant, to say the slightest. But Takane didn't bother making assumptions about Oshu's One-Eyed Dragon, admitting only that he was someone worth trusting in. She'd made the request, rather than the outright imperious demand, because of that trust. That respect. And if he had said no, she would have honored his answer.
Her eyes lift to rest on his single blue one and the expression on her face is briefly uncertain as she studies him. She can read enough from his look, the way his lips are turned up and the almost triumphant tilt of his smile. But there's seriousness there, and Takane understands. He's not granting or acknowledging this lightly. They both know the risk. The danger. She's safer here, but she isn't caged. And she doesn't intend to be.
Kojuro may have Masamune's back.
Takane will fight for the rest. And with that, the uncertainty fades and she finally, truly, smiles. ]
That honor... I believe I must claim it as well. [ you're welcome. ] Please continue to clear the skies above, Masamune.
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Unpleasant, to say the slightest. But Takane didn't bother making assumptions about Oshu's One-Eyed Dragon, admitting only that he was someone worth trusting in. She'd made the request, rather than the outright imperious demand, because of that trust. That respect. And if he had said no, she would have honored his answer.
Her eyes lift to rest on his single blue one and the expression on her face is briefly uncertain as she studies him. She can read enough from his look, the way his lips are turned up and the almost triumphant tilt of his smile. But there's seriousness there, and Takane understands. He's not granting or acknowledging this lightly. They both know the risk. The danger. She's safer here, but she isn't caged. And she doesn't intend to be.
Kojuro may have Masamune's back.
Takane will fight for the rest. And with that, the uncertainty fades and she finally, truly, smiles. ]
That honor... I believe I must claim it as well. [ you're welcome. ] Please continue to clear the skies above, Masamune.