"You truly can't seem to give in, though, can you? And here, I thought you were resigned to tearfully watch me vanish from this world, Ted. Colour me unsurprised that you'd try and appeal to my avarice rather than my emotions or logic. Even a human that I respect and admire, such as yourself, might have trouble bargaining with me. I'm many centuries your senior, Ted, and I've seen one too many bargains end with no one getting anything they wanted out of it."

Satori shrugged a little. She didn't seem too convinced, but still. She felt for this human, if even a little.

"Since my sister and I claimed Chireiden as our own, it has been a place full of memories, both good and ill. And when one lives somewhere for so long, one can't help but have some kind of attachment to these old halls, these stone steps, these tiled floors."

Even if his conclusions were likely to be wrong, Satori admired such tenacity, too.

"If you're willing to make a more convincing case, perhaps I'll think about your offer. We can talk more in person."