"We spoke before on that he might be able to help with your sickness. Obviously that is not the case now - I..." she trailed off for a moment. "...perhaps it was mercy, but that fails to set my soul at ease. He was not a man who deserved such a fate. Not at all."
Harlan stared at Ketsuki for a moment, for once at a loss for words.

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"I mean...it's nice that you both remembered and meant that, but I was only coming over here to apologize to you. Your master was clearly quite skilled and you obviously miss him...but if he had to die, it's only right that he gets cut down by one of his best students before he loses himself completely and hurts other people. I'll bet he was really proud of you in those last moments. Maybe it wasn't the fate he deserved, but it was probably the best he was going to get at that point."