"I am but a sword that cuts through evil. My individual will is discarded for the sake of the people. My mission is bestowed upon me by the Yatagarasu Organization for the security of the homeland."

[These lines are rote, delivered with an air that suggests he's said them many, many times.]

My life wasn't my own anymore. I was the blade and the shield against evil for the people of the Capital. But before I got here, I failed in those duties. Punishment is coming to me in one form or another.

[And, as a noble, well-trained member of the Kuzunoha clan, clearly feels like he should go home to face that.

It's all hard for him to admit, but each of the few times he's managed to talk about it, it gets a little easier.]

Perhaps I am no longer a summoner, and this is not the Capital. But I want to uphold those ideals here too.

[The supportive hand on his shoulder seems to at least help a bit of the tension melt away.]