After talking to Zen, Sonya decided that he was right and that it was time to tell Obi how she really felt about her departure. It was late at night and while most people were sleeping she knew that Obi would be out and about. Luckily for her, she knew just where to find him. After walking into the courtyard of the castle Sonya spotted Obi laying in one of the trees with his hands behind his head. She took a deep breath before approaching the tree.
"Obi" She called as she looked up at him. Obi looked down after hearing his name and saw Sonya with a slightly worried look on her face.
"Oh hey Miss Sonya, what's wrong?" Obi questioned as he looked down at her.
"Can you um..can you come down here so we can talk?" She asked hesitantly. This kinda worried him. Obi sat up and looked down at her with a small smirk on his face at the fact that she now wanted to talk to him.
"Why don't you come up here? There's a nice view of the herb garden from here" He offered.
"Obi please I'm trying to be serious here. Now please come down here" She requested with an almost begging tone. Obi ended up listening to her and hopped off the branch.
"So what did you want to talk about?" He questioned. Sonya looked away from him as she held her clasped together against her chest. Obi looked at her confused.
"Well…it's about my departure to Lyrias" she began.
"Okay what about it?" He inquired.
"Well umm…...I would umm….I would appreciate it if you didn't follow us to Lyrias" She said very hesitantly. Obi was taken back by this.
"Why would you even assume that I would follow you?" He asked. Sonya still wouldn't look at him.
"Because I know how much you want to protect Shirayuki. Even though I was appointed her guardian for this trip I know deep down you want to go as well. I used to depend on you all the time back then and I hate myself for the fact that I still do. I spent 8 years without you and I was so confident in my abilities to take care of myself and my friends, but now that you're back in my life it's like every single piece of my confidence has vanished and I'm back to being the girl who relies on you to rescue me when I'm in distress" She confessed with tears welling in her eyes. Obi was surprised by this.
"Is that why you've been so cold to me all day?" Obi asked. Sonya shook her head in response.
"I'm sorry. I just didn't have the confidence to tell you then. After talking to Zen I figured at that point I didn't have much of a choice. I never wanted to hurt you Obi. I care about you too much to do that. It's just that, I need to regain the confidence and independence I once had and the only way I feel I can do that is if you stay here while I go to Lyrias with them" She explained.
"I'm sorry Sonya. All I wanted was...no is to protect you. It was never my intention to make you feel insecure of your own abilities. To be honest even though I've been an assassin longer than you. You are far more skilled than I am. However, I still want to protect you. I would feel like crap knowing something happened and I wasn't there to do something about it" Obi confessed. Sonya actually looked at him this time and was surprised and judging by the look on his face. He was being genuinely sincere about this.
"So what does that mean exactly?" Sonya asked.
"You were only partially right before. I do want to protect the Little Miss, but you left out the part where I want to protect you as well as the half-pint" Obi explained. "However, if you don't want me to follow you to Lyrias then your wish is my command m'lady" Obi continued as he playfully bowed towards her. Sonya was surprised at how willing he was to cooperate. She was expecting him to argue with her, but instead, he simply obeyed. Sonya gave Obi a hug.
"Thank you for understanding" She whispered into his ear and with that she left. Obi stood there dumbfounded by what had just happened. He felt his heart beat a little faster too. Deep down Sonya knew that no matter what she said, Obi was probably going to find an excuse to show up in Lyrias. Hopefully, by the time that happens; Sonya will have gained back her confidence.