[I had noticed as much. Ha, of course he had, of course he was an idiot to think he could ever hide something like this from Mikleo. Mikleo who was always there by his side, always supporting him.
Even in a situation like this.
And yet, there wasn't another way to go about this, no other choice to make-- he wouldn't push any unnecessary guilt on Alisha, and he needed her help so breaking off the squire's pact wasn't a possibility, either. The only thing to do was for him to get used to it, to deal with the blindness to the best of his ability.
After all, Lailah had said as much, hadn't she? The burden of the Shepherd was his to bear, and if this was one of those burdens... then he'd bear it. No question.]
I know. [Not about the "it isn't fine" part, but the latter.] It- it should get better, when Alisha and I grow stronger. And until then, I'll make sure it won't affect any of our battles. I can still do everything just fine! It's not-
[- not a big deal, he means to say, but he has a feeling Mikleo would disagree. So he changes the direction of the sentence instead:] I won't upset Alisha by telling her about it, she'd just feel like it's her fault. But... I didn't mean to upset you, either, Mikleo.