[Kaoru hesitates for a second after that, glancing over once more, but it's not clear exactly what he's looking for. Not for a chance to bargain, since he knows already how useless it would be... And the looks he's met with brook no argument either way, so he turns his attention back to Sen in no time. They're at a bit of a dead-end now, unfortunately, and his apologetic expression reflects that.
But he also doesn't want the other clan members to know how sympathetic he feels toward their captive (even though they very likely already do), so he struggles to force his expression into something more placid.]
This way.
[And back out Kaoru steps. The men clear out of the way for him, and it looks like they aren't even going to follow along. It's just another way to make sure that if anything goes wrong, the blame will fall directly and wholly on his shoulders. He understands their reasoning for this to the letter.
It looks like they're gonna be going on a bit of a trip though, since Kaoru will start heading outdoors, slipping on his sandals in the entrance hall and picking up a lighted lantern that had been set outside the door. Only pausing to make sure that Sen is following along, he then sets out toward the courtyard and the forest that edges its back perimeter.]
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But he also doesn't want the other clan members to know how sympathetic he feels toward their captive (even though they very likely already do), so he struggles to force his expression into something more placid.]
This way.
[And back out Kaoru steps. The men clear out of the way for him, and it looks like they aren't even going to follow along. It's just another way to make sure that if anything goes wrong, the blame will fall directly and wholly on his shoulders. He understands their reasoning for this to the letter.
It looks like they're gonna be going on a bit of a trip though, since Kaoru will start heading outdoors, slipping on his sandals in the entrance hall and picking up a lighted lantern that had been set outside the door. Only pausing to make sure that Sen is following along, he then sets out toward the courtyard and the forest that edges its back perimeter.]