[ there's no cruelty in Genji's voice, but nonetheless Hanzo's brow creases and his gaze drops, expression drawn with shame. to assist, was it? and yet the thought had barely crossed Hanzo's mind, this endeavour nothing more than a useful distraction from himself. all these years Hanzo had decided that he was living his life in atonement for taking Genji's — and here is Genji now, come from the grave to dispel any such foolish notions. as always, Hanzo is... insufficient. (he hasn't felt this way in years.)
Hanzo hasn't changed at all. once he might have even considered change to be nothing more than a ruse, but Genji has changed so much, and perhaps, then, Hanzo is the one that is simply incapable of it. ]
Did you. [ it comes out thin, pained. he shakes his head as if to disregard it, and goes on in a more level tone: ] I suppose someone had to succeed in teaching it to you eventually.
[ it's not biting, or bitter — it's a miserable thing. because Hanzo, of course, had failed. he has known that for a long time now; that the blame for how things ended between them lies with him alone, because if he had been able to bring Genji into line, if he had been able to make him understand... but he hadn't. Genji's death is his burden for more than the fact that he was the one to wield the blade, and now Genji has finally learnt what Hanzo was too weak to make him see. ]
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Hanzo hasn't changed at all. once he might have even considered change to be nothing more than a ruse, but Genji has changed so much, and perhaps, then, Hanzo is the one that is simply incapable of it. ]
Did you. [ it comes out thin, pained. he shakes his head as if to disregard it, and goes on in a more level tone: ] I suppose someone had to succeed in teaching it to you eventually.
[ it's not biting, or bitter — it's a miserable thing. because Hanzo, of course, had failed. he has known that for a long time now; that the blame for how things ended between them lies with him alone, because if he had been able to bring Genji into line, if he had been able to make him understand... but he hadn't. Genji's death is his burden for more than the fact that he was the one to wield the blade, and now Genji has finally learnt what Hanzo was too weak to make him see. ]