Having halted in front of the child, Yamata couldn't help but 'appreciate' her height. Had this child really left such impressions as the ones they'd covered up across so much land? All evidence thus far suggested as much. Her very presence here, at the end of them, suggested as much.

"Aa. The matriarch of the Itezora's rabbit clan summons sent us," Yamata replied. "It would be better to talk in private."

It would be better because he wasn't certain how she would react considering the matters that would be breached. For a child who had lost her entire clan, she was certainly cheerful, but that may not remain the case for the reminder. If he was going to deal with tears, and he never had dealt well mind, he'd prefer to deal with them in a more private setting.