[ It certainly wouldn't be Kojuro if he backed down over this-- especially this. Normally, Masamune wouldn't stand so obstinately in Kojuro's way, either. More than anyone, Kojuro deserves the rights to deal with Matsunaga and would know best how to handle him. For Masamune, however, this is all way too sudden. He's suddenly too aware of how alone he has been since coming here and anything that would assist to upset that is not something he wishes so lightly to comply to. He is also still reeling from his own encounter, shaken with things still slowly cracking the surface of his very foundation.
Kojuro is far better at not letting his rage handicap him in a battle and instead using it to his advantage. Even so, Masamune doesn't want to face the risk and selfishly so. Pulling his hand from the other's shoulder he brings both hands now to hold either side of Kojuro's face, tugging him a little closer but mostly merely making sure they keep direct eye contact for this to get the point across. ]
Stay with me. If you still need to do this after that, then fine.
[ Masamune has every intention of knocking any and all immediate strength to insist on doing something like this right now out of his retainer, though. Matsunaga can go to hell, but the young Date lord is not willing to let his Right-Eye be a companion to that journey. ]
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Kojuro is far better at not letting his rage handicap him in a battle and instead using it to his advantage. Even so, Masamune doesn't want to face the risk and selfishly so. Pulling his hand from the other's shoulder he brings both hands now to hold either side of Kojuro's face, tugging him a little closer but mostly merely making sure they keep direct eye contact for this to get the point across. ]
Stay with me. If you still need to do this after that, then fine.
[ Masamune has every intention of knocking any and all immediate strength to insist on doing something like this right now out of his retainer, though. Matsunaga can go to hell, but the young Date lord is not willing to let his Right-Eye be a companion to that journey. ]