[...he chuckles quietly, propping his chin on Ieyasu's shoulder. And a murmur by his ear--]

...I'm relieved. If I had to choose...it would be very hard to discard my career.

[...his voice is shaky at that, because that's about as close to a confession that he would do it--

But then he focuses on their discussion again.]

Mm...on occasion. We left on a bad note, but since then we've mended things between us. She moved elsewhere, though.