There's that bitterness again. She can't help but frown, setting a crease between her brows as she listens to Zangetsu detail how Isshin had kept the truth from them--and how Ichigo hadn't bothered to press the issue. It's one of the few things that he's said that's put a note of pride in her heart for her son. And a small bit of hope with it.
"I'm sure it wasn't an easy thing for him to talk about," she explains, gently. She doesn't know Isshin's reasons for keeping quiet about all of that, but she can take a good guess. "He's never been good about opening up, and after keeping that secret for so long... I'm sure he found it difficult to find the right time to say something. He used to do the same with me." But she always knew how to read his evasiveness, and she could always find a way to make him come around, if it was something important. But without her there, it must have taken him a lot longer to speak up than anyone would have wanted--himself included.
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Date: 2018-05-21 10:37 pm (UTC)"I'm sure it wasn't an easy thing for him to talk about," she explains, gently. She doesn't know Isshin's reasons for keeping quiet about all of that, but she can take a good guess. "He's never been good about opening up, and after keeping that secret for so long... I'm sure he found it difficult to find the right time to say something. He used to do the same with me." But she always knew how to read his evasiveness, and she could always find a way to make him come around, if it was something important. But without her there, it must have taken him a lot longer to speak up than anyone would have wanted--himself included.