[ If she'd thought he would turn and run-- well, she doesn't actually know him at all, so it's understandable, but backing down and running away are two things he will not do. It's just not in his nature.
He doesn't know how this works, as he reaches her side, nor does he care; this is a debt owed, and he intends to pay it in full. She can't keep this up on her own, and he isn't even sure that offering himself up will help, but they won't know unless they try.
It's an odd feeling, a spirit warping and changing shape to suit, and the name given is strangely appropriate, not that he'd understand why. He'd promised to bring her out of this, their arrangement purely temporary, but as his form settles, even that thought is brushed aside.
The ayakashi may have started things, but it's the last thing they'll ever do. ]
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He doesn't know how this works, as he reaches her side, nor does he care; this is a debt owed, and he intends to pay it in full. She can't keep this up on her own, and he isn't even sure that offering himself up will help, but they won't know unless they try.
It's an odd feeling, a spirit warping and changing shape to suit, and the name given is strangely appropriate, not that he'd understand why. He'd promised to bring her out of this, their arrangement purely temporary, but as his form settles, even that thought is brushed aside.
The ayakashi may have started things, but it's the last thing they'll ever do. ]