[Ah. Political stuff. Things like that have never been a big deal to Lalli. Finland got hit the worst out of everyone when the Rash came through, so it's been focused more on surviving than anything. He can't even think of any specific leader for the whole country. Just mayors, or the head of a town or a base or something. Power means little when there's little to have power over.

But it sounds important to Izo, so he nods along with Izo's story. And the end part is something he gets pretty easily: Izo feels betrayed by someone who left. Lalli's memories briefly flash to Tuuri, but he pushes those thoughts away. That was entirely different from this.]

If a youkai is making us see each other's memories, then it's probably making them worse than they were.

[Something something Izo's projecting his worries and fears onto his memories of Ryouma. But Lalli doesn't quite have the words to explain that idea.]

Tuuri and I left our group. Not because we disagreed with them, but because Tuuri wanted to join an expedition into the Silent World. And after that was over, I never went back. But it wasn't because I disagreed with the military at Keruu, it was because I found something else to do.

Maybe your friend was the same.

[It's the best way he can think of to explain it. Telling examples from his own life is way easier than just explaining an idea.]