[Hakuno is breathless. Her eyes are glittering. This is—this is—
This, she realizes, is important. This is familiar and new, bright and pivotal. This is a hand, outstretched in the darkness. This is someone older, wiser, stronger, telling her to put her faith in them. To hold onto a wish and believe, with all her heart, that they will make it come true for her.
I won't allow the world to reject me, Nobunaga says.
Hakuno reaches out, and tangles her pinky with the other's.]
...mmn. I promise.
[She says it with a solemn certainty that outstrips the scared murmuring that has been the norm up until now.]
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This, she realizes, is important. This is familiar and new, bright and pivotal. This is a hand, outstretched in the darkness. This is someone older, wiser, stronger, telling her to put her faith in them. To hold onto a wish and believe, with all her heart, that they will make it come true for her.
I won't allow the world to reject me, Nobunaga says.
Hakuno reaches out, and tangles her pinky with the other's.]
...mmn. I promise.
[She says it with a solemn certainty that outstrips the scared murmuring that has been the norm up until now.]