[One does not disagree lightly with the Fatespinner. Accordingly, Taning doesn't.

Besides, her faith warms his heart.]

I'm glad you think so.

[Silence, in which Taning is thumb-scratching the fox behind the ears. He is clearly in thought.]

Hey, Setsuna-san? I actually meant it when I asked: how does one take care of Hikaru-san like a big brother? [He fidgets.] He is millennia-old and is powerful beyond anything I can even conceive of; nevertheless, it seems he needs... something, do you know what I mean? I'm asking, well, since shisho I think expects it of me. But I'm also asking because maybe I really can help.