[There's something painful in acknowledging her reassurance. It wasn't something commonly seen in his world, unfettered by knives and violence. If he thought about it too long, his thoughts would inevitably turn to Yukizome.]

I would think these displays would make them obvious. [For a moment, his tone is almost dry, but his feelings of unresolved anger still remain right below the surface.]

The issue is specific to where I'm from. It's difficult to counteract something that is absent here.