[ For a moment... he feels a twinge of something, a sort of heaviness in his heart. He and Giyuu had not known each other long, but the sting of betrayal must have weathered him and Shinobu more. He had said he trusted her with his life—how deep did that bond run, really?
Had she been ready to kill him on the island, if Dimitri had failed?
...He had cried for her. ]
May I ask... how long did you know each other before this? You do not seem like ordinary friends.
[ dimitri asking what kind of relationship that shinobu and he had doesn't come as a surprise to him. it seemed to come up a lot when island afterwards; plenty of people had their ideas and...well. ]
Years... I knew her when— [ he trips up there if only because that's something that while not unknown to those of his ranks, is something that he isn't going to divulge. ] I've known Kocho before she was a Pillar.
[ giyuu hesitates only for a few moments before he makes something clear to dimitri. if there's a change in his expression, it will be fleeting as he does his best to keep his face blank. ]
We aren't friends—don't be mistaken by that.
[ what are they? he doesn't know what they are anymore. ]
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[ For a moment... he feels a twinge of something, a sort of heaviness in his heart. He and Giyuu had not known each other long, but the sting of betrayal must have weathered him and Shinobu more. He had said he trusted her with his life—how deep did that bond run, really?
Had she been ready to kill him on the island, if Dimitri had failed?
...He had cried for her. ]
May I ask... how long did you know each other before this? You do not seem like ordinary friends.
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Years... I knew her when— [ he trips up there if only because that's something that while not unknown to those of his ranks, is something that he isn't going to divulge. ] I've known Kocho before she was a Pillar.
[ giyuu hesitates only for a few moments before he makes something clear to dimitri. if there's a change in his expression, it will be fleeting as he does his best to keep his face blank. ]
We aren't friends—don't be mistaken by that.
[ what are they? he doesn't know what they are anymore. ]