It's good to try not to, you just don't have to feel like it's the end of the world if you do it by accident now and then. Be careful around ayakashi, be open with your god about your feelings, work through it with him when a problem does come up.

[He takes a little drag of his cigarette, then shrugs, a bit awkwardly.]

My shinki work hard to support me. It's only right that I do what I can to look after them, too.

[He's always thought that's what a leader ought to be like, and tried his best to live up to it from the first time he got the chance to.]