"That foolish girl," Vergil says, the trace of a quiet laugh in his voice when he speaks. "She is tougher than she looks."
Certainly far more tenacious than Vergil would have expected her to be, in any case. Vergil thinks if Mizu were to be as honest with Rin as she is with Vergil, it would not end with Rin leaving. Oh, the girl is liable to have a large emotional outburst over some facts of Mizu's life that Mizu probably has no idea what to do with nor likely would care to manage, but Rin would persist for longer than that outburst in the end. If Mizu's attitude hasn't been enough to scare the little thing off, not much is likely to succeed to that end.
"I cannot speak to the others in your world," he plainly admits, returning to the broader topic at hand. Vergil was not there when events unfolded, and in the absence of the fox spirit's trickery and games, he only has Mizu's version of events, which he knows is liable to be skewed. "But do you think perhaps it could be as it was with your swordfather?"
Master Eiji and Mizu did not part on the best of terms the first time as Vergil well knows. However, it was never really a question to Vergil of whether or not it was Mizu that Master Eiji was rejecting. It always seemed to him that it was Mizu's decision that angered her swordfather. His expectations for her in how he raised her did not align with the decision she was making, and his anger was likely rooted in a fear of what would become of her if she truly committed herself to that decision. While he was still clearly displeased with her decision upon their reunion, and likely many of the decisions that came after given Master Eiji refused to contribute to her self-destruction, he did not refuse her. He still allowed Mizu the opportunity to prove herself, to make decisions that would enact her revenge without sacrificing herself in the process.
And Vergil knows all of that to be exceptional as the love of a parent to their child tends to be. He is not implying that others may have the same patience, the same willingness to tolerate decisions they perceive to be mistakes. But there may yet be some. There may be some bonds Mizu has managed to form where there is that chance for a repair to be made, an opportunity to prove herself if she is willing to take the risk in trying for it.
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Certainly far more tenacious than Vergil would have expected her to be, in any case. Vergil thinks if Mizu were to be as honest with Rin as she is with Vergil, it would not end with Rin leaving. Oh, the girl is liable to have a large emotional outburst over some facts of Mizu's life that Mizu probably has no idea what to do with nor likely would care to manage, but Rin would persist for longer than that outburst in the end. If Mizu's attitude hasn't been enough to scare the little thing off, not much is likely to succeed to that end.
"I cannot speak to the others in your world," he plainly admits, returning to the broader topic at hand. Vergil was not there when events unfolded, and in the absence of the fox spirit's trickery and games, he only has Mizu's version of events, which he knows is liable to be skewed. "But do you think perhaps it could be as it was with your swordfather?"
Master Eiji and Mizu did not part on the best of terms the first time as Vergil well knows. However, it was never really a question to Vergil of whether or not it was Mizu that Master Eiji was rejecting. It always seemed to him that it was Mizu's decision that angered her swordfather. His expectations for her in how he raised her did not align with the decision she was making, and his anger was likely rooted in a fear of what would become of her if she truly committed herself to that decision. While he was still clearly displeased with her decision upon their reunion, and likely many of the decisions that came after given Master Eiji refused to contribute to her self-destruction, he did not refuse her. He still allowed Mizu the opportunity to prove herself, to make decisions that would enact her revenge without sacrificing herself in the process.
And Vergil knows all of that to be exceptional as the love of a parent to their child tends to be. He is not implying that others may have the same patience, the same willingness to tolerate decisions they perceive to be mistakes. But there may yet be some. There may be some bonds Mizu has managed to form where there is that chance for a repair to be made, an opportunity to prove herself if she is willing to take the risk in trying for it.