[The best defense was a good offense. She could certainly appreciate it. But right now, she was trying desperately to make sure that the girl understood that she wanted, needed to be treated as powerful in her own right, and that she felt she needed to trust Makoto in turn.]
I promise you that I will remain safe, and that I will not do something that I regret. I will not die again. I will swear that I will do whatever I have to to make sure that I don't.
Even if it means fleeing a superior foe with my tail tucked between my legs, wrapping myself in my shawl that gives me silence and hiding. I will stay alive, Makoto.
You must promise me that you will not make a foolish choice either.
[She had to bite back the demand 'promise me you won't die.' It chilled her bones, especially with all she knew, especially with the feeling that her very being was broken and how every death brought a person closer to that, but she would not make her promise that. She had no place asking anyone for that promise anymore.]
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I promise you that I will remain safe, and that I will not do something that I regret. I will not die again. I will swear that I will do whatever I have to to make sure that I don't.
Even if it means fleeing a superior foe with my tail tucked between my legs, wrapping myself in my shawl that gives me silence and hiding. I will stay alive, Makoto.
You must promise me that you will not make a foolish choice either.
[She had to bite back the demand 'promise me you won't die.' It chilled her bones, especially with all she knew, especially with the feeling that her very being was broken and how every death brought a person closer to that, but she would not make her promise that. She had no place asking anyone for that promise anymore.]