[ the first thing that iwatooshi thinks is that mathis should never spoken to or treated so cruelly. he's only ever been kind, if a little skittish. someone that like this deserves only warmth, and the safety of home and people he can genuinely trust.
the second it reminds him, all too much, of the betrayal between yoshitsune and yoritomo, even yasuhira. to think you have the support and love of your brother or retainer, only for them to turn on you and become the source of your pain... it's tragic, every time it comes up in history. this is no different.
but he can't help but be more than a little angry, on mathis' behalf, but that isn't what matters. mathis and how he feels is most important, so iwatooshi reaches for him, almost on instinct, hoping to anchor him to the present instead of the memory. ]
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the second it reminds him, all too much, of the betrayal between yoshitsune and yoritomo, even yasuhira. to think you have the support and love of your brother or retainer, only for them to turn on you and become the source of your pain... it's tragic, every time it comes up in history. this is no different.
but he can't help but be more than a little angry, on mathis' behalf, but that isn't what matters. mathis and how he feels is most important, so iwatooshi reaches for him, almost on instinct, hoping to anchor him to the present instead of the memory. ]
Mathis-dono.
[ how is he looking...? ]