[Though she had listened to it all, that answer comes before anything else, practical and simple. What she knew about the navy was all ocean and boats, and though jinba were hardly rendered completely useless on a deck… they were nowhere near as well utilized as they were on plain or mountain. She had never even seen the sea in her own world… and she never would, even if Meridian managed victory and restored their worlds. This village… it was deep in the heart of the mountains. She would die allowing the inhabitants to escape… or she would survive to protect it.
… That was it. (Right?)
For a moment, Hayame’s gaze lingers on Ryoma’s forelegs, his hooves, struggling to think of them as “his”. They were of similar coloring, with darker legs. Ah.]
- and, you mistake me.
[The way he spoke, it sounded like he was trying to praise her. To say that her dedication was noble or worth respecting, when in fact…]
I am not some… some crusader who chose to protect this place out of goodness.
no subject
[Though she had listened to it all, that answer comes before anything else, practical and simple. What she knew about the navy was all ocean and boats, and though jinba were hardly rendered completely useless on a deck… they were nowhere near as well utilized as they were on plain or mountain. She had never even seen the sea in her own world… and she never would, even if Meridian managed victory and restored their worlds. This village… it was deep in the heart of the mountains. She would die allowing the inhabitants to escape… or she would survive to protect it.
… That was it. (Right?)
For a moment, Hayame’s gaze lingers on Ryoma’s forelegs, his hooves, struggling to think of them as “his”. They were of similar coloring, with darker legs. Ah.]
- and, you mistake me.
[The way he spoke, it sounded like he was trying to praise her. To say that her dedication was noble or worth respecting, when in fact…]
I am not some… some crusader who chose to protect this place out of goodness.