[She curses her short stature, and wishes that she could envelop and comfort him they way he did for her. She instead simply did the best that she could. Unclenching her fists and spreading her palms out across his back.]
I... [she began, turning her head to the side to rest her cheek against his shoulder. She let out another quavering sigh, ]
I can't imagine how you must have felt. I'm so sorry that I put you through all that.
[Her voice quivered ever so slightly.]
After entering the Convent, I was able to keep tabs on you for a while. Now that I think of it, it was kinda strange. At one point, Mochizuki pulled me aside, told me you had died. She must have known, that if I had kept looking, I would have found that all traces of you had been erased. Then...I would have known.
She had no idea what the commander's motives could have been. It was most likely to caution against the fourth convent rule.
{Botan cannot become friends or lovers.}
[That thought came into her find like the flavor of a bitter pill. She felt herself resist, not wanint to swallow and accept it.
Mamoru was too kind for his own good. Too selfless. He would distance himself from her, she knew it. He would not want her to be punished on his account. This thought made her unconsciously frown. Now that she had him, there was no way she was going to let him go again.]
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I... [she began, turning her head to the side to rest her cheek against his shoulder. She let out another quavering sigh, ]
I can't imagine how you must have felt. I'm so sorry that I put you through all that.
[Her voice quivered ever so slightly.]
After entering the Convent, I was able to keep tabs on you for a while. Now that I think of it, it was kinda strange. At one point, Mochizuki pulled me aside, told me you had died. She must have known, that if I had kept looking, I would have found that all traces of you had been erased. Then...I would have known.
She had no idea what the commander's motives could have been. It was most likely to caution against the fourth convent rule.
{Botan cannot become friends or lovers.}
[That thought came into her find like the flavor of a bitter pill. She felt herself resist, not wanint to swallow and accept it.
Mamoru was too kind for his own good. Too selfless. He would distance himself from her, she knew it. He would not want her to be punished on his account. This thought made her unconsciously frown. Now that she had him, there was no way she was going to let him go again.]