(For the first time, he looks like he's been caught off guard. It's not that he doesn't mind being captain but after his last experience... he does wonder if Nansen understands what he's asking.
Whether Nansen understands or not, Tsurumaru does. As the senior touken danshi, as the one with more experience, as Tsurumaru Kuninaga... he'll make sure to bring them both home. He straights his back, his shoulders tensing as if bracing for something (a burden).)
Since it's just the two of us, it's best to stay together for now. If something happens to one of us, there's no way the other would know.
(They should cover ground and learn what they can together before deciding to split.)
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(For the first time, he looks like he's been caught off guard. It's not that he doesn't mind being captain but after his last experience... he does wonder if Nansen understands what he's asking.
Whether Nansen understands or not, Tsurumaru does. As the senior touken danshi, as the one with more experience, as Tsurumaru Kuninaga... he'll make sure to bring them both home. He straights his back, his shoulders tensing as if bracing for something (a burden).)
Since it's just the two of us, it's best to stay together for now. If something happens to one of us, there's no way the other would know.
(They should cover ground and learn what they can together before deciding to split.)
Let's secure a place first.
(A safe place they can reliably return to.)