Shion's hands are a little cleaner as he hadn't been the one to plant the seed. But still he wiped them on his shirt before reaching out to wipe the tears from Igni's cheek.

Feeling like you would always let down those you loved, feeling that whatever you did you would hurt those you cared about. These were things Shion understood.

"Sometimes... The things that are necessary are things that hurt the most. Giving up because something is painful... Even..."

He took a shakey breath. "Even if it hurts someone you love. The pain would be worse if you stopped fighting for them... It's often. You want to do the kindest thing. The thing that will cause them least pain but that's not always the right thing..."

It was still something Shion struggled with. It was... It was what he was doing with Aster. Letting her hide because that was less painful for her than dragging her out.

Once again he was failing as her big brother.