[Sasuke doesn't acknowledge his cooperation, but he doesn't have to in the end. Senri can feel it in the core of the chest. A willingness to protect.]
We'll see how the trial goes.
[It's about as much as they can do right now, even with everyone's plans falling into place. It won't be very difficult, with one of the rules, to throw a wrench in the middle of everything. Last trial was a mess. This trial...
Sasuke frowns at the rice left in his bowl. He's full, but feels strangely empty. The hollow ache which comes with helplessness. He worries his lips softly between his teeth, dark eye distant. He feels... useless.
There's so many people he's trying to protect, not even for him. For others.]
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We'll see how the trial goes.
[It's about as much as they can do right now, even with everyone's plans falling into place. It won't be very difficult, with one of the rules, to throw a wrench in the middle of everything. Last trial was a mess. This trial...
Sasuke frowns at the rice left in his bowl. He's full, but feels strangely empty. The hollow ache which comes with helplessness. He worries his lips softly between his teeth, dark eye distant. He feels... useless.
There's so many people he's trying to protect, not even for him. For others.]