[... Ashikaga at least she knows. Hayame does not wish to admit that in Echigo, so far from the capital... news was slow to reach. More than that... she doesn't want to admit that even if it had reached her master... he was hardly about to share such news with a jinba, even one such as her allowed to keep her arms.
Instead, she just nods stiffly.]
That is the year. Yes.
[... As for how traumatizing the Station had been... it's still a sparkle of doubt in her eyes, that she might have gone insane. That she must be dead.
That none of this, including this conversation, could truly be happening.]
blessed be its name
Instead, she just nods stiffly.]
That is the year. Yes.
[... As for how traumatizing the Station had been... it's still a sparkle of doubt in her eyes, that she might have gone insane. That she must be dead.
That none of this, including this conversation, could truly be happening.]