...I've known for a while now, Mathis-dono.

[ whether or not he likes it, it's not something he can change.

and that question is a hard one, isn't it? iwatooshi falls silent for a bit, staring at the ground thoughtfully. ]

Truthfully, I don't know the answer. [ and that does still bother him a fair bit. ] Maybe someday, I will. But my master's power has sustained me for this long, so I don't expect that to stop suddenly.