[ shrugging, a faint smile on her lips: ] Mm, I suppose it depends on what Paimon has to say about it.

[ it must be the most comforting thought in the world, to have his life and safety in the hands of her floating companion and rely on paimon's very sound and not at all chaotic judgment of basic human sense. anyone would probably consider that as a form of torture.

but he's not entirely wrong about that. and given the connections and ties she's made in inazuma, she would've known if another harbinger had been felled by the shogun. ei or miko would've told her, she thinks. ]

The Balladeer might not be in Inazuma anymore, though ...

[ if ayato's information were truly accurate. ]