"We will see this through, that we will," he said lightly. Even as he spoke, he knew that he was just speaking words. They still have to act and only then could his words be full of certainty. As it stood now, he was still unsure if there would be a next day, let alone one in which all can survive.

At the mentioning of her name, he looked over the other Heroes, finding her in her plain clothing talking quietly to some others. Even at that distance, she looked over at him and smiled even as he dipped his head a little. Look at him, acting like a young man when he was at least a decade older than her. Then again, he was still surprised that she actually accepted him so much as she did, so there was that at least.

Oro? But Kaoru shouldn't... I am not worthy of such!

He ignored that doubting voice and turned his attention back to Gwen. "She is samurai, that she is." As if it an answer that anyone would understand. "She is fine. This one is more worried about one's own chances in a fight, that one is."

Not that he was terrible, far from it, but Kenshin had kept his skills more of a secret. His skills was at such a level he could make his swordsmanship look like a complete mockery of such, even though it takes more skill to look incompetent than to actually be deadly.