Jin exhaled.
There was no point dragging this out.
He turned to Ryu. The man had been standing there quietly, listening. He wasn't rushing them or anything, but he expected an answer soon.
Jin met his gaze.
"We're leaving," he said.
Ryu didn't react at first, but after a few seconds of processing it all he just nodded like he had expected it already.
"I see," Ryu said.
Jin wasn't sure what kind of reaction he had expected, maybe frustration, maybe disappointment but there was none of that, just the same steady composure.
Jin exhaled. "I just wanted to say… we appreciate everything you did for us, you and your men helped us survive when we didn't know what the hell we were doing. But…" His fingers curled slightly. "If we want to get stronger, we can't stay here."
Ryu studied him for a moment then; he nodded once again.
"I understand."
That was it, there was no argument or resistance.
Jin felt some tension leave his shoulders.
Then-
