KINGED.

what could he possibly mean by that  ?  seimei was well-versed  ,  a prodigy  .  but…  but hiromasa had gone through training  ,   too  ! ❛  are you saying i don’t know what i’m doing  ?  ❜  there was no hiding the offense in his voice  ,  even if we failed to notice the growing scowl  .

        “  no.  ”     -----  brusque,  clipped words prefaced a moment’s pause to regard the young summoner and his indignant yips with the threadbare ghost of a smile.  ever-confident,  he found such traits  grating  in elder spirits,  ENDEARING  in humans.  they haven’t the experience to reign it   just  yet.

        “  is that possible?  i have heard of spirits finding purchase in objects,  but to physically  be  a sword is...  ”

        “  there’s no need for such behavior here.  i have no desire to butt heads with you if you share the same intent,  especially not as  strangers.  ”

        “  nothing of the sort happens here;  at least,  not to such an extent.  you needn’t be so guarded.  ”