[They are, it's true. But at that, he very cautiously reaches out and touches Choromatsu's cheek with the side of a finger.]

Much. But all of that will come with time...I do not expect you to learn everything in a single day. If it suits you, I will set aside one day a week for instruction. Your brothers may join us, but...we will have to see.

[He wonders if he's doing the right thing, here...he's already made some mistakes, but there's nothing he can do now but continue forward.]