Tomioka already regretted agreeing to take you with him on this mission. But it wasn't that you were useless or even a burden, not at all. It's just that when you find yourself in a difficult situation, when you are alone, you are responsible only for yourself and it is much easier to think in such cases. He let you join him, most likely because you were rather persistent, you kept telling him that you wanted to improve your fighting skills, watching him fight more. And most likely, his agreement was facilitated by the fact that you often chatted with him as soon as you saw him, even if he did not particularly show any desire to participate in these conversations. It was as if you were trying to get words out of him so that he wouldn't remain in his "shell". Although you personally thought it was fun to be around him every time and watch what and how he does. And perhaps there was some hope in you that pouring out a bunch of information on him every time would bear fruit.

But here you two are. In this dilapidated house, you are hiding from a snowstorm that suddenly began on the mountain where your mission took place. You completed the task quickly, but as soon as you started to return, the snow began to fall faster and the wind became louder and colder. Continuing on would definitely be dangerous. The cold was truly unbearable. You were shaking even though you were now wrapped not only in your haori but also in his own on top. Tomioka held you close to him while his muscles in turn were tense, not allowing him to shiver so that you couldn't see that he was much colder than he was letting on. He also hoped that this position would soften the hardness of the floor a little for you. His expression was just as stoic as he thought that taking you with him wasn't the best idea. If you were in the mansion now, you would be safe. The lamp you used for light and a little for warmth because of the small flame in it, threatened to go out with every stronger gust of wind. So far these were the only sounds that could be heard in the air other than silence.