Could she ever trust him not to leave her side also?
Everyone else sought freedom
Shigure should also
yet Akito did not want him to
She knew better than to grip him tightly to herself
as that clearly did not work out at all
For anyone to stay
Let alone have it work out for the most important person in this life to her
How could she utter her chosen word: "Stay."
She couldn't bear to hear his grating comments about that
Akito was not a spoiled child,
and Shigure never grew up
But she loved him
"Please stay" would be too much to choke out
even when he stated that he would without prompting
'I love you, Shigure.'