[Sen shakes her head. "Too much" - while it's true keeping quiet and conserving her energy might be better as far as staying alive a little longer is concerned, her conscience won't allow her to do it. Not when she's already failed him as far as getting him out unscathed is concerned. He is in here suffering with her because she had given him the poison, after all; if she had held onto it until shortly before leaving, would it have been discovered? Possibly not.
But it had been, and the poison may very well keep her from keeping her promise to him, so no matter what the cost she has to do what she can to equip him to find his sister once he's out from under this clan's thumb.]
I think I said before that she is in Edo... [They're off to a great start, and by great I mean awful; her voice trails off, but only because a moment later she is coughing violently. She turns her head to hide it but Kaoru may be able to pick up on the scent of blood. That's unfortunate. Once the coughing ceases, though, she takes a moment to catch her breath before continuing.] She is being raised by a man named Yukimura Kodo... He is a distant relative of yours, I believe. [This is important to know because it'll be much easier to track down a man than a young girl - most people don't pay attention to girls and their doings.] He is also a doctor of Western medicine. The pair of them are masquerading as— [She cuts herself off, again, feeling as though she might cough, but a few seconds pass without incident and then she continues.] As humans. The doctor seems to have succeeded at convincing her she is utterly normal. However, there are some Shogunate officials who know of their heritage.
[Her grip on his hand tightens.]
...should I be unable to take you to her... Members of the Shogunate will be keeping a close watch on the doctor because of what he is. You can find him through them, and find her through him.
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But it had been, and the poison may very well keep her from keeping her promise to him, so no matter what the cost she has to do what she can to equip him to find his sister once he's out from under this clan's thumb.]
I think I said before that she is in Edo... [They're off to a great start, and by great I mean awful; her voice trails off, but only because a moment later she is coughing violently. She turns her head to hide it but Kaoru may be able to pick up on the scent of blood. That's unfortunate. Once the coughing ceases, though, she takes a moment to catch her breath before continuing.] She is being raised by a man named Yukimura Kodo... He is a distant relative of yours, I believe. [This is important to know because it'll be much easier to track down a man than a young girl - most people don't pay attention to girls and their doings.] He is also a doctor of Western medicine. The pair of them are masquerading as— [She cuts herself off, again, feeling as though she might cough, but a few seconds pass without incident and then she continues.] As humans. The doctor seems to have succeeded at convincing her she is utterly normal. However, there are some Shogunate officials who know of their heritage.
[Her grip on his hand tightens.]
...should I be unable to take you to her... Members of the Shogunate will be keeping a close watch on the doctor because of what he is. You can find him through them, and find her through him.