More than likely. Though I still should've... listened to my instincts. I knew with every fiber of my being that telling her was wrong, and still I did it.

[The remorse in his voice is almost palpable, like he's flogging himself mentally for what he did, even now. Because Ratio's right: guilt doesn't easily give way to logic, even if it seems like it should. Feelings are stupid and stubborn like that, especially for long-lived beings like gods.]

I-- Yeah. Never in all my years since have I spoken a word about my shinki's past to them. I do everything I can to protect them from that knowledge. I don't want to ever lose another to that horror. ...I name them after her, too. So I'll never forget my mistake.