Kaoru seems grateful that he isn't asking, and instead her head quietly leans into his shoulder, her eyes closing. There is a lump in her throat that won't go down and her chest hurts.

Her head feels dizzy mostly because she's lost some blood but all in all she's just tired. Bone-tired and sick inside and her Father was right even though they still went to war.

Kamiya Kasshin Ryu..is meant to be used only in the era of peace--..you knew that too, didn't you..