@akillingword: ⠀...I still believe you can be redeemed, Kiyosho. That you would see some reason, have at least any remaining sanity. [It’s a quiet admission. Right hand grip the wooden bachi, plucking the strings whilst the other’s fingers dances along the neck of the instrument—the tune starts slow, serene, before quickly intensifying.] But—I cannot forgive—the cruetly you inflict, [The bachi plucks one string hard enough, breaking it. Ren’ya sits in complete silence, pausing.] You or Ke.. [Even attempting to say the name is hard enough—hands tremble at the mere thought of them. Teeth gnaw at the his bottom lip.] Maybe.. it’s best you leave. Please.