Such a defeated tone. Kenshin settled back on the balls of his feet, opening another one for her. She wanted to die. She wanted to escape. Whatever had happened to her had been forced upon her, he guessed.

"That I will not, Megumi-dono. In death you lose your horrors, yes, but you lose the chance for the good of life in aswell." He handed the bar out to her. "And you do deserve the good in life, indeed you do, because no matter what else, you are a good woman."

He would tell her what happened, of course, but later, when she was settled. When they were safe. He heard the sound of a siren in the distance and stood, looking around, trying to see it, trying to gauge where it was coming from. There were too many sirens here. Too much trouble. They couldn't stay.

"When you are well enough we'll have to move. This place is too exposed and I think capture would be bad for the both of us."