"I see…" His voice grew shaky. "…Fine. Then, I'll train in the manifold for as long as I need to before I'm as strong as you. And only then will I come out. And when that happens…"
He turned back to her. "…You'll accept me, won't you?"
His words could be interpreted in two ways, the first meaning being the straightforward matter of whether he could come back on the team or not. The second implicit interpretation was that of his own emotions for her.
Whether she would accept him as a partner.
Though he had never told her, he knew that she knew.
"…I can't promise that," Ria squeezed out as her expression softened. "I… I just don't want to see you hurt or dead ever again, Runark. If something happened to you, I don't know what I would do."
