You're not horrible. [ her reply is automatic. stern. a moment passes before she speaks again, because she knows that's not actually answering his question. ] Do you remember the kid I mentioned earlier? The one who's stabby? That wasn't me making some kind of joke, he's a trained assassin who was with some very bad people. I wouldn't be surprised if he does ever actually stab me. And one of my best friends was also an assassin-- same group, mostly. She's probably one of the most deadliest people on the planet, skill-wise. I don't want to think of how many people they've killed between them.

[ she sighs, leaning into hikage. ]

But I'd die for either of them, if I had to. They're not bad people. You're not a bad people, no matter what you may have done.