[It's really strange. He doesn't know why he feels so much relief at that--but he does. The fact that she accepted it...the fact that Rutee accepted that they're related is sincerely important to Leon. That holds too many implications to him to really dig too deeply into it right now, admittedly. For someone who has scoffed at the idea of family for so long (to protect himself, because family has only ever hurt him), it sure is strangely important to him that his sister believes him.
But those are thoughts for another time.
For now, he just nods quietly, falling silent again and once again returning to his tea. But there's slightly less tension in his shoulders now, because... well, he's kind of relieved.]
... I see.
[That's all he needed, really. For now, that's all he wanted to know.]
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But those are thoughts for another time.
For now, he just nods quietly, falling silent again and once again returning to his tea. But there's slightly less tension in his shoulders now, because... well, he's kind of relieved.]
... I see.
[That's all he needed, really. For now, that's all he wanted to know.]