[ Masamune smiles, approaching Kojuro closer now until he's close enough to have to tilt his head slightly to look up towards him.
It's not really something he can or wants to argue. The young Date lord does not want Kojuro's oath to ever go to someone else (he didn't even like the idea of sharing Kojuro's attention with his father, when it came down to it), and he won't pretend that he sees that loyalty as not special or otherwise has little care for its meaning.
Of course he would take him. He would take Sieglinde, as well. But, that isn't possible. ]
I need you to look after Sieglinde. I can't trust anyone else. [ It's not that Motochika and Yukimura are untrustworthy for the task, but Masamune knows even if Kojuro actively disliked the small girl, he would still protect her with his life because Masamune is the one asking him to do so. That means a lot when he can barely trust anyone on the team besides his retainer, the other daimyo, and Old Man Takeda's successor. ]
Besides, I won't be alone. There are some others being pulled from their teams I have to rendezvous with. I'm not interested in coming back to you in pieces, okay? I'll be careful.
[ To his credit, Masamune is trying hard to make that last part somehow sound more sincere than all the other times he has ever said it. It's not that successful, one because he doesn't say that sort of thing often and two because it's not as if when he does say it he means to have them be 'famous last words'. ]
Also, you won't lose and can kick the shit out of anyone here. So, obviously, you are the right person for this job.
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It's not really something he can or wants to argue. The young Date lord does not want Kojuro's oath to ever go to someone else (he didn't even like the idea of sharing Kojuro's attention with his father, when it came down to it), and he won't pretend that he sees that loyalty as not special or otherwise has little care for its meaning.
Of course he would take him. He would take Sieglinde, as well. But, that isn't possible. ]
I need you to look after Sieglinde. I can't trust anyone else. [ It's not that Motochika and Yukimura are untrustworthy for the task, but Masamune knows even if Kojuro actively disliked the small girl, he would still protect her with his life because Masamune is the one asking him to do so. That means a lot when he can barely trust anyone on the team besides his retainer, the other daimyo, and Old Man Takeda's successor. ]
Besides, I won't be alone. There are some others being pulled from their teams I have to rendezvous with. I'm not interested in coming back to you in pieces, okay? I'll be careful.
[ To his credit, Masamune is trying hard to make that last part somehow sound more sincere than all the other times he has ever said it. It's not that successful, one because he doesn't say that sort of thing often and two because it's not as if when he does say it he means to have them be 'famous last words'. ]
Also, you won't lose and can kick the shit out of anyone here. So, obviously, you are the right person for this job.