Bunta hadn't quite thought of it in those terms, admittedly. Maybe that was ironic. All of his focus had just... been on what was being forced on Lissa. Whatever Yukimura needed him for, it was already a given he would have it. He'd never needed to demand it. But then, never demanding it was why he'd never needed to.
"...I don't think that's it."
Jackal knew Yukimura just as well as the rest of them. The need to take that he called attention to, that was the proper name for this new tension that hung in the air when Yukimura was present. That hadn't existed before St. Rudolph.
Yukimura was scared. This was the sense that Marui had, and one that out of respect for his king he wouldn't voice so directly, not even to his best friend.
"Somehow, it's like... he no longer knows us the way we thought he did. Control and trust... they're like counterparts, right?" Trust was what allowed a relaxation of control. And for some reason... that trust Yukimura had in them all had seemingly eroded.
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"...I don't think that's it."
Jackal knew Yukimura just as well as the rest of them. The need to take that he called attention to, that was the proper name for this new tension that hung in the air when Yukimura was present. That hadn't existed before St. Rudolph.
Yukimura was scared. This was the sense that Marui had, and one that out of respect for his king he wouldn't voice so directly, not even to his best friend.
"Somehow, it's like... he no longer knows us the way we thought he did. Control and trust... they're like counterparts, right?" Trust was what allowed a relaxation of control. And for some reason... that trust Yukimura had in them all had seemingly eroded.