[ Genjo freezes, going pale as if his blood pressure plummets precipitously. The floor may as well have fallen out from beneath him, but then he locks eyes with Sharak.

It’s grounding. ]

It’d be his style to take advantage of a coincidence like that. [ This is going to keep him up at night for a while. The idea that Ukoku had an opportunity to take full advantage of his lack of memory, and that he’d apparently been vulnerable and stupid enough to let it happen. It’s utterly mortifying.

What had he done? ] It’d be nothing but a game to someone like him, and I can’t believe I fell for that.

[ Yes, he can and all too easily, some little part of him wants to point out. He ignores it. ]