[ a shake of their head. It would be easy to do that, certainly. But even if they'd originally picked out Ishikirimaru because they thought he'd be perfect for situations just like this, circumstances have changed. The idea of taking advantage of his kindness just to try and salvage a personal relationship they never should have started in the first place is too appalling to even consider. ]

No, this is on me. I shouldn't have been doing things behind his back. That was a breach of trust. [ a sigh. ] But I wasn't going to go around spreading your secrets, either. That's all it was.