Kyuden Shika

"If it works out, if the Deer make it happen... teach me? I'll help you with those battles as much as I can. I will stand with you and support you."

"They are hard battles Kitsu san..." He would note the change in her demeanor. "and sometime one must aid the enemy to help a friend." She looked at her hands and frowned.

"I have fought hard battles Bai. I... " He takes her hands. "My hands have been covered in the blood of friends and those I've tried to save. I've got scars on my heart as much as on my body. I will fight them with you, through loss and pain, love and joy."

"They are hard Kitsu san... people looking at this one asking if they can return to battle but they are missing limbs and... and their loss of blood..." The Kaito couldn't look at the Kitsu. "It is my duty to send them to Emma-O so they can be reborn in a better body... Their souls travel to the circle."

He hugs her. "I know. I truly do. It's hard to take the life of someone looking at you to protect them. It has broken my heart. Different circumstances, but I do know. You are not alone Bai."

"I know... but still it breaks me... to send a daisho to some one who is expecting a soldier." The priestess took a deep breath and slowly let it out. That is what makes me unfit to join your clan. Even if you send me to a temple... I don't want to have to shoot my arrows to be an entity of death when I am to protect life."

"I know. And I made hints to the deer that suggested that I would be more suited for a spiritually aligned clan if I were to be matched with someone outside my own. With good fortune and the blessing of the Deer, I would join the Kaito. Then I could help save a few more lives by your side. I'd like to think we'll work together well in anything we do, wether it is saving people from Emma-O's grasp or protecting the temple and nearby people from spiritual threats. Together. You and I together."

He hugs her close.

"I just wanted you to know that I am not a saint... That I suffer for those who I have taken their life." She held to the Kitsu

"You mentioned that to me early on, Bai. I remember it, I knew it this whole time even if you forgot you told me, and I have never thought less of you for it. We all have darkness and stains that haunt us. I would share mine with you if you would hear it," he suggests.

"It is one of the hardest things I have faced... You know I have very bad memory. I really should stop remembering the bad things and keep the good neh."