[Tenka just shrugs faintly at that, even as he reaches for his own tea and sips it without concern for how lukewarm it's gotten. After all, he has a bit of a tendency to have these serious conversations over tea so he's gotten used to it growing cold by the time the talking is done.

Still, he just smiles faintly, relaxed.]

Uncomfortable but not awful. Shirasu's still my friend and he cares a lot about his brother.... I can relate. [Then he looks over to Souza and grins, teasing.] Try not to worry over me too much, Souza-kun! You can't love me so quickly, you know.