@redmaples / kazuha & kokomi!
“Now that the situation is resolved —” Or the war is over, at least, and while Kokomi wishes the Shogun went with it, for now her concern is healing her own nation, not striking down a tyrant god, “— I suppose you’ll be leaving, Kazuha - san.”
She seems — sad, past the perpetual - peaceful smile and fathomless eyes. She doesn’t try to hide it. The pair are alone, and Kokomi sees no use in pretending not to care for a friend. He is a wanderer, and she born into a gilded cage; she’s trapped here. A few small trips with the Traveler is one thing, but the sort of adventures he goes on ——— oh, she dreams of that sort of thing.
Some dreams simply cannot be; she’s no longer a child, and knows that now. Her smile gentles. “You’ve been a great help to us. I’d like to repay you somehow before you do.”
