[ Please free him from this awkward questioning... he doesn't want to be here. It's like an exact replay of their first meeting, so he'll just pull out his Conveniently Crafted Excuse (tm): ]
I bear a curse that will have repercussions on my home. To be away from it annuls the danger to them. [ But not to himself, apparently.
He's usually not a good liar but this is a rehearsed half-truth so he can pull it off. What might give Okuni a clue however is telepathy - there's a wisp of static coming from his vague direction, faint but perceptible. ]
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I bear a curse that will have repercussions on my home. To be away from it annuls the danger to them. [ But not to himself, apparently.
He's usually not a good liar but this is a rehearsed half-truth so he can pull it off. What might give Okuni a clue however is telepathy - there's a wisp of static coming from his vague direction, faint but perceptible. ]