[ soujuurou hums, shifting on the bed to sit cross-legged, back straight. ]

I can’t imagine how it must have felt to watch that happen to us. Honestly, when I was trapped I… felt like I was going to die again. Senses can fool you really easily, you know? I knew I was in the palace, but all I could see, feel, hear, and smell was…

[ soujuurou’s gaze darkens as he remembers that sensation, that desperation and pain. even now, he feels the sting of the claws and fangs ripping through him.

he takes a sip of his tea. ]

I’m sorry for being one of the ones that worried you like that.