[ Noooooo, now she feels self-conscious?! For a moment she wonders if he's poking fun at her, but quickly realizes that isn't the case. Even so, the embarrassment is slower to fade. Having served its purpose, she shuts her journal and tucks it away again. ]

I don't know what, in that moment, made him feel like I deserved it, but it is an honor.

[ You wouldn't normally think that, with a name, but Susato really got that sense when the older man told her. ]

It feels... good. To be trusted. No matter how much I've seen though, I always find myself eager to know more. [ That goes for both of them... ]