[He doesn't want... his brows to furrow, his frown to deepen, to react at all to this huge confession of confusion. In a last-ditch attempt to gather any information, his gaze wanders back to Hakkai and Neji finds himself being watched. That makes his jaw tighten in (again) reflex. But anyway, much more importantly, Neji again finds himself with nothing to protest and only Hakkai's words to trust on the matter. There was certainly nothing on the youkai's face telling him that there was an explanation being kept from him.

Not that he was owed one, he knows.

So what, then? The Heavens do as they please (of course they do, Neji isn't baffled by that) and they tell no-one why. And they... fabricate new fates for the old lives of their servants? No, it was

nothing worth pondering now.

He huffs out a breath, something that should be a scoff. Anyway.] You still should let Ixtab-sama know you've returned, as soon as you can. [Oh, but Yuri's... scolding comes back to Neji just then, too. He takes a quick second to rethink telling a god what to do and] If you don't, then I certainly will. She hasn't stopped worrying over you. [It was horrible.]