"Sayuri-dono," Kenshin began softly, a sad smile on his face. "He will not stop until you are dead. I will never allow that, and so I must face him. It is the only way that you will be truly free. I promise you." The vampire looked straight into her eyes, his conviction powerful and blazing hot.
"I was weakened the last time, but I will never put you in a situation like that again. This must stop, and I must stop it. I will not lose another that I have a grown to care for, degozaru."