That was a lot for Akane to digest. She wanted to protest that she'd done too much ill to really deserve happiness or a shiny future. But this was Aoi's shadow. There was just no point to arguing with the truth. She looked at her feet for a moment, then back up at the shadow's burning purple eyes.

It was...somewhat comforting, really, to know that he didn't resent her as much as she'd thought. His hidden side still loved her and cared about her. She nodded once, slowly. "I understand."

She turned to look at her true brother, ready to tell him her plans, but... Yeah, now probably wasn't the best time. He needed to work things out with Duster first. So she stayed quiet by her other brother's side, and let her hand sneak into his to grip it tightly. "You know...this is kind of nice," she whispered. "Now I have two brothers." An impish little grin brightened her eyes as she beamed at him, then waited her turn.