"Shion.... I don't know. I think they'll always matter," Setsuna admits. But he didn't feel weighed down by the ones no longer there.

Even knowing what Shion would do, having been the one to suggest it, seeing as the blade got closer to his body, Setsuna still hissed when he felt it slice through his skin.

He tried not to wince, but failed, and tried not to. This close, he could see the tears well up in Shion's eyes, and that hurt enough. The last thing Setsuna wanted to was to pile on Shion's guilt.

"That's...yeah, like that." Setsuna finally managed to say, voice a little strained.