[As composed as Sen would like to be, she can't quite help the slight grimace that passes over her expression when Kaoru says "Kazama." The deal she'd made was entirely necessary to keep Chizuru safe - she'll certainly follow through, and even if she could, she wouldn't go back and change anything so that she herself would be free of his attentions at Chizuru's expense - but just hearing the man's name, even in a passing reference to his clan, leaves a sour taste in her mouth.

But the moment passes, and she nods slowly.]

It's a shame that humans can't manage their own affairs. [GOD, HUMANS. Always demanding their attention.] But this sort of thing will come to an end soon. It always does.

[She smiles lightly.]

Do you plan to return to Tosa immediately, once circumstances allow it?