Still a child, Goujun thinks remotely as he raises his sword. Still a fractious brat, unable to let go of a grudge, unwilling to use the proper channels of authority, incapable of listening to his superiors --
(and in this pen of monsters, they cried for pity just as Nataku had)
If Goujun had known, he would have taken action. He is sure of that; he could have done nothing less. If he had known.
---