"Not foolish." It was a murmer, he hadn't meant to suggest that he was critising Ignis at all. He listened though, he couldn't imagine having a duty so all encompasing. To swear such an oath when he was only six. That was a very selfless act.

When Shion had been six he had been in the special program four years, already learning. Already an elite and ignoring the suffering of others.

"Emotions are complicated..." That was an understatement. "But they... Where I come from love wasn't considered...

Emotions are just electrical signals in the mind. Nothing more than that. Certain stimuli trigger certain reactions and that is all there is to it. People were encouraged to procreate, the government didn't care if it was in a lab or by having sex. They didn't even discourage families. But love was... it's not logical or scientiic. Even love for your family was not encourged. Romantic love..." He shook his head.

"It's part of being human I think."