I hadn't really considered it...going back with him.

_{[She's not sure it'd be wise to, the more that she thinks about it. There's a sprig of asparagus before her, the prongs of her fork piercing it as she flitters her gaze about.]}

It might be better to stay here. My Chevalier and my darling twin are back there but...the entire world is out to kill me. If I stay here I'm safe. My family is safe. I have a cottage and a life with the man I love. The only desire I have now is for him to realize if he were just like me it wouldn't be so terrible. That we could live together forever.

_{[But Tsurugi doesn't want that. He finds such a thought, well, monstrous.]}