Ah... Mitsuhide could only imagine how lonely she must had felt. He had lost his clan home, his lord, and several members of his family when he was younger, but that was nothing compared to being the last of your kind. He still had kin out there, though he would rather keep those at a distance.

"And you feel guilty about that." He stated it as a fact, as he continue to stroke her hair. "No one should ever feel guilty about their survival or wanting to live. What happened exactly?" He needed to know what happened to the other Herons to get an idea why she would feel guilty about being the lone survivor.