"I'm starting to think... I should avoid stuff like that." Not out of habit or preference, but out of necessity. Getting close to people, opening up, feeling things? That just led to pain. For him, anyway. He knew it worked for others, but he wasn't others.

At his side, his hand tightened a little around Ahrah's hilt. "I'd feel better if I could just make a difference. Kill some ayakashi, help some people, you know? But we shinki can't even do that."