[She may let go, but Kashuu is the one moving now. He reaches for her wrist, and though his grip isn't anything less than gentle, there's something determined in it.]
I would give my life to my master a hundred times over. [There's a "don't get me wrong" there - a sureness with which he speaks that makes it clear he does have his priorities. If he only has one life to give, he would gladly lay it at Haru's feet.
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But that doesn't mean I can't try my hardest to protect the other things that are important to me.
[What good would he be, if he couldn't do something like that? He shakes his head, takes a step in after her even though they should be going the other way. The shards of glass around his feet catch and bounce back his reflection.]
Still— he'd be upset if something like that happened. Just like you'd be upset. So I have to be able to protect, but I have to try not to be reckless. [It's a hard balance to strike, especially for a sword.] I still want to try, though. Will you let me?
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I would give my life to my master a hundred times over. [There's a "don't get me wrong" there - a sureness with which he speaks that makes it clear he does have his priorities. If he only has one life to give, he would gladly lay it at Haru's feet.
...]
But that doesn't mean I can't try my hardest to protect the other things that are important to me.
[What good would he be, if he couldn't do something like that? He shakes his head, takes a step in after her even though they should be going the other way. The shards of glass around his feet catch and bounce back his reflection.]
Still— he'd be upset if something like that happened. Just like you'd be upset. So I have to be able to protect, but I have to try not to be reckless. [It's a hard balance to strike, especially for a sword.] I still want to try, though. Will you let me?