It's impressive how easily her demeanor can shift from reminding him of Hijikata to reminding him of Chizuru - especially with the way she can say something and then take off, come back, and start on a completely different line of thought before he has the time to respond.

(Though really, anything he's about to say in response to his internal tension is likely to begin and end with "my internal tension is nobody's problem but mine," so maybe it's better that way.)

And while he'd like to think that she's right, and there's a point to bringing swordsmen here...he can't help but wonder if his perceived value to whoever's in charge lies entirely in how difficult he is to kill. It's not a thought he wishes to dwell on, though, so he simply nods.

"Right."


[I am cool with jumping on over there!]