"It is not so simple as that. A part of her wants it. It is not the same as a lie. But a part of us all recoils from change, even those we crave. I do not entirely know what I want. How can I expect more of her?" He shook his head gently at the idea of it. His gift gave him no insight here. With his power, it must have been easier for the young Mikino to think he knew everything.
"I was sure once. And I was wrong once, though perhaps for the right reasons... It is hard to convince myself I am not..." He stopped abruptly, realizing he had overshared. He did not want to condemn another woman he cared for to a pretty cage she would grow to hate. "There is little harm in waiting."
And much to gain, he hoped. He would have some inkling soon enough. "I have thought of bringing her, but I want her to be where she is safest. And I doubt your Mathilda could handle her." What a challenge that would be. It would be a proper sort of rebuke for the outspoken maid standing her ground even against him. But if she would stand up to Mikino, she would do so with anyone, and he valued that knowledge. Shay, she would enjoy testing new limits.