I did offer you asylum, of sorts.

[ a small brow raise. he can probably guess at what matters it was that had distracted Akechi, but still... ]

You might not have believed me, I suppose, but I had meant what I said.

[ a mild sigh, before he shifts his weight to fiddle with the head of his staff. if he knew what Akechi was thinking he'd agree; this has been one very, very long month. ]

Is that really all, though? How unfortunate... I suppose it wasn't worth sharing with everyone else then, if it was so unimportant.