[And for a moment Tokiomi is quiet; normally he would have taken this as a matter of "obligations are what they are" and left it at that.
However, there have been some...circumstances that have been made plain to him here, things he doesn't care to dwell on for any longer than he has to - things involving Sakura and Kariya and the Matou clan as a whole. His expression flickers a bit; he reins it in quickly.]
I assume you cared about her well beyond obligation, then.
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However, there have been some...circumstances that have been made plain to him here, things he doesn't care to dwell on for any longer than he has to - things involving Sakura and Kariya and the Matou clan as a whole. His expression flickers a bit; he reins it in quickly.]
I assume you cared about her well beyond obligation, then.