sanemi isn't the best person to go to for comfort. but, that wasn't what you were searching for when deciding to speak to him. you're the tsuguko of another hashira. so, it was odd that you wanted to speak to him and get to know what type of person he is. shinobu's tsuguko, kanao, doesn't want to speak to the other hashira. but that is only because she isn't much of a talker.

you're a young demon slayer. he would've thought you were around 14-15 at the very least. you were just a kid. he wondered why you became a demon slayer. he didn't want to pry into personal life so early into a conversation. forcing him to wait for a casual slip in for that specific question.

neither of you know how it got to this point. but he shared his background first. how he started killing demons, how he found the corps, and how he became the wind pillar. "what about you?" he asked, his usual gruff and rough tone slightly lowered to sound softer. "what happened to you?"