Hm?

[ Yu glances up again at the nudge to his knee, realizing all at once how quiet he'd gone.

Leader.

With a shake of his head Yu straightens in his seat, smiling a little. ]

Sorry. I was lost in thought. I'm sure I'm overthinking this. At the very least, I don't remember enough to draw strong conclusions.

[ a lie. lies--

how many innocent people will die this time?

but he feels like,

he should be strong.

that's what a leader is, right? ]

But I did want you to know.