As the two shared a touching moment (it wasn't a touching moment for Zeno, though; he was just being completely honest), Mara began to sniff.
Zeno turned to the older woman with raised eyebrows.
Uh-oh. Another one of Zeno's weaknesses.
Emotions. Especially the ones involving tears. He couldn't even recall the last time he had shed tears.
"There's nothing to cry about," he said so he could stop her right away.
Fortunately, Mara chuckled and wiped away the tears from her eyes. "Ah, sorry. Why am I feeling this way?"
"It's just so rare for us to find strangers who can communicate with Rin. They usually go straight to asking about her condition and acting as if she's special. I mean, she is. But I don't want her to grow up thinking she always has to adjust for others."
Zeno pursed his lips and didn't say anything. Well, it wasn't like he knew what to say.
However, for Mara, that was the greatest response—silence.
