[That... actually makes him smile. It sounds like something Nanami might have said, from what pieces of her can remember. It sounds like something he could learn to think and feel himself, over time.
For a heartbeat, he's even tempted to tell her the truth about himself. She'd like Izuru, wouldn't she? But then he recoils from that idea: he doesn't want anyone to know the truth, and he doesn't want anyone to like Izuru. Not when the whole point of being here is to move on.
[Private]
For a heartbeat, he's even tempted to tell her the truth about himself. She'd like Izuru, wouldn't she? But then he recoils from that idea: he doesn't want anyone to know the truth, and he doesn't want anyone to like Izuru. Not when the whole point of being here is to move on.
Still, he smiles.]
I bet you make a good warden, then.