[ it was the silence, mixed with how faint the voice had been before, that made vash raise his head sharply, frowning in the direction it had come just before. then he murmured, ] Wolfwood. Rest.

[ then he bowed his head again, to press a soft kiss against soft blond hair. ]

Nai is adorable, and very little still, though he'll grow up eventually. And I know knives are dangerous and they hurt, but he... [ vash breathed out slooowly. ] He was so angry at the humans, all of them. And since his powers tend to metals, and he wanted to hurt all the humans - first because of what they did to you, then other plants also - he took on the name Millions Knives.

He is also... older than me. His power is nearly spent, but he knows how to use it better than anyone else I know. Perhaps he can teach me and guide me to use mine to help you. I ah... have helped a lot of plants, but they were always in their bulbs, or at least in their containers. Non were physically hurt. So I might need some of what he can teach me.

Will you let me try to ask?

[ could he have called out to him already? perhaps, maybe even without alerting anyone here though that was less likely. did he want to do something behind her back? absolutely not. people had made decisions about her until they left so little of her. he would not do that to her.

to anyone. ]