"I've gone over it a million times in my head, if I should have noticed his lies earlier. It was far too easy for him to manipulate me all this time...." And it was far too easy for her to fall into her own head with this line of thinking. At least he managed to snap her out of it by inquiring about her father.

"He tried to stop him. To save us. But..." her voice cracked and waivered. "Ikutsuki shot him."