[Suddenly, Darc realizes with some deep, reverberating alarm that he doesn't expect Shiro is going to pull anything. Which is when it always goes bad. He should be concerned about leaving Shiro alone, shouldn't he? After everything, hasn't he learned that it's when he finally lowers his guard that gets him struck in the back?

But it's, fine. He just has to brace himself. And Darc can take some comfort in getting the feeling that if Shiro tried to kill him now, it wouldn't be anything personal. He could handle it. He doesn't want to punish Shiro after all he's done. Maybe an assassination attempt could bring them closer if he played it right.]

...Alright. I'll get what we need and come back.