"I was born with an affinity for water. Blood... is also water, and so I control it in the same way. To stop a man's heart is not difficult. To defend under great duress was more trying. Yes, the barrier is water, but it is also my energy-- part of me. To break the barrier is to..."
Break him. From the inside out.
There's no point in lying to Kylo when he saw Rokuro fall with his own eyes. That said, Rokuro isn't about to go into details surrounding his blessed 'eye', not after a trusted ally attempted to steal the original, and he was forced to destroy it rather than allow his power to fall into enemy hands. The blue chalcedony is useless to anyone other than the Unno heir, but people obsessed with power rarely let such details stop them.
He tilts his head away from Kylo, blue-black hair slipping from behind his ear to conceal the right side of his face. More out of compulsion than any real fear of perception. Rokuro has spent a lifetime hiding this part of himself from others. His position as the Brave of Water is no longer a secret, but old habits die hard.
"Ordinarily, I am better at pacing myself. I shall do better next time. You will not have to carry me again." An apologetic half-bow to his temporary superior, to whom he is now at least partially indebted. It's a good thing Rokuro is far from his ancestors, as they would be turning in their graves.
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Break him. From the inside out.
There's no point in lying to Kylo when he saw Rokuro fall with his own eyes. That said, Rokuro isn't about to go into details surrounding his blessed 'eye', not after a trusted ally attempted to steal the original, and he was forced to destroy it rather than allow his power to fall into enemy hands. The blue chalcedony is useless to anyone other than the Unno heir, but people obsessed with power rarely let such details stop them.
He tilts his head away from Kylo, blue-black hair slipping from behind his ear to conceal the right side of his face. More out of compulsion than any real fear of perception. Rokuro has spent a lifetime hiding this part of himself from others. His position as the Brave of Water is no longer a secret, but old habits die hard.
"Ordinarily, I am better at pacing myself. I shall do better next time. You will not have to carry me again." An apologetic half-bow to his temporary superior, to whom he is now at least partially indebted. It's a good thing Rokuro is far from his ancestors, as they would be turning in their graves.