[ . . . . hah. Of course Tenka's luck couldn't be that good. He listens intently as Kagemitsu speaks, even as his own gaze drops to the table once the other is done speaking. A breath in, a breath out - his shoulders rise and fall and he feels.... torn.

On the one hand, he is grateful that Kagemitsu was the one to receive his dream. Otherwise he's not sure if he would've been able to keep hiding it from his ancestor regardless. As is... gratified that he's not in trouble. The other understands that it was done for his brothers and so that he could continue living as a Kumou without having to worry anyone. Yet it was so painful and he was so scared....

Before he came here, he was still scared - almost waiting for the day that he would break. That feeling is gone now as he's looking for different alternatives but.... He sighs and eventually lives his head to face the other.]

I.... accept it. You're right, Kagemitsu-san, it was painful. I....

[-- went through a lot. Tenka knows he did, but he can't quite find the words for it. No, it would almost be too much for him to admit. Instead, he shakes his head.]

I'm looking for new ways now that we're here. This place has a lot of technology and medicine, you know? They gave me different medicine so I don't have to use the Orochi cells anymore, but I don't struggle to move. [ . . . ] I'm doing my best.