[He crosses his arms, calmly refusing to rise to Goten's tantrum. Definitely different from before, but he remains firm.]
And you didn't need to be my shinki before the ayakashi came into the picture. I'm a telepath; I'm not omniscient or prescient.
[That's his boss. And yeah this is his own mess he's trying to clean up, but time is the critical element here.]
You're the one who said you don't even know what it's like to fight an ayakashi. Don't you want to get over that fear? Or is protecting Rin and Sousuke not worth that much to you after all?
[He knows Goten isn't actually afraid, but it's his last gambit to goad the young not-quite-human shinki instead of forcing it on him or quickly leaving and just not telling the young man his name.]
whee /submits
And you didn't need to be my shinki before the ayakashi came into the picture. I'm a telepath; I'm not omniscient or prescient.
[That's his boss. And yeah this is his own mess he's trying to clean up, but time is the critical element here.]
You're the one who said you don't even know what it's like to fight an ayakashi. Don't you want to get over that fear? Or is protecting Rin and Sousuke not worth that much to you after all?
[He knows Goten isn't actually afraid, but it's his last gambit to goad the young not-quite-human shinki instead of forcing it on him or quickly leaving and just not telling the young man his name.]