[Even with Retsu's kidou barrier, and her own seriously depleted spiritual energy, she can still feel the shift in his, the familiar darkness of anger rearing it's ugly head - and she doesn't have the power to counteract it like she usually does, to use her power as a buffer of protection.
Instead, for how, she places her hand over one his shaking ones, cementing their physical contact a little more, as she cannot do the same with her reiatsu right now.]
Damnit, Shun...
[Her voice cracks a little on the words, a mixture of frustration and sadness.]
If this is your fault, it's mine too. Don't shoulder this yourself.
[And she knows he will, if given the opportunity. She knows he blames himself for not standing up a little more a century ago, when he first had his doubts about Aizen. Nevermind that she had been the one to convince him it was nothing - that darker side of him, well-hidden from most of others, was a little more visible to her.]
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Instead, for how, she places her hand over one his shaking ones, cementing their physical contact a little more, as she cannot do the same with her reiatsu right now.]
Damnit, Shun...
[Her voice cracks a little on the words, a mixture of frustration and sadness.]
If this is your fault, it's mine too. Don't shoulder this yourself.
[And she knows he will, if given the opportunity. She knows he blames himself for not standing up a little more a century ago, when he first had his doubts about Aizen. Nevermind that she had been the one to convince him it was nothing - that darker side of him, well-hidden from most of others, was a little more visible to her.]