Shanao
Shungen!
A boat was crossing the lake, and I could see Kichiji, Benkei, and Shungen. Everyone else seemed to be safe as well! There were no other boats. The Heike could not follow us.
Shanao
Thank goodness...
Tomomori Taira
Oh good, they made it. Now they can escape to a place far away from Kyoto.
Tomomori Taira
And yet, you're still here. How does it feel to be the only one left?
Shanao
You think I was abandoned?
Tomomori Taira
All I said is that you're the only one left. Either way, I think it's for the best.
Tomomori Taira
But you didn't really think you could get away with it, did you?
Shanao
...!
Tomomori Taira
You are the son of Genji, wherever you go, that fate will follow you.
Tomomori Taira
The name, the power, the path you must follow—you must bear it for the rest of your life.
Shanao
Shut up!
I swung my sword with all my might, putting all my weight in the blow. Just then— Softly, Tomomori took a step forward, slipped into the gap, and grabbed my wrist.
Shanao
?!
By the time I realized it, it was too late. His movements were swift, and his grasp was soft - yet I could not move freely.
Tomomori Taira
You knew what you were doing. I'm sure you were thinking about it for a long time. That's why you hesitated in your strikes.
Shanao
What's...
Tomomori Taira
You wanted to be caught, didn't you? And now, I've given you what you wanted.
I felt trapped by his eyes that peered into me. Desperately I stared at him, looking for a way out.
Shanao
I...I don't want that!
Tomomori Taira
I wonder. You haven't fought against your fate, you've only tried to escape it.
Tomomori Taira
From the fate of Genji, from your own fate, all you've done so far is try to escape...
Tomomori Taira
Shanao, I for one don't think it's so bad to surrender to the winds of fate...
Tomomori Taira
Come to me. Be as the petal that surrenders to the winds of fate and give yourself to me.
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