[ He takes in a deep breath, letting it out before he speaks. ]

She couldn't have been attacked where she tried to pin it on Hinata and make it all the way out here. It has to be a set-up.

[ Which was what Red was ready to believe when he heard about the mess. Whatever history the pair had, he couldn't imagine the story that had gotten out about the crime.

The arm about him falls, coming down to meet his other as he folds them both, still hugigng somewhere around his stomach as his eyes close. ]

...Whoever helped her, I think they must've had some kind of power. I didn't see them...stab her, or anything like that. [ His mouth is tight each time he pauses, creased and uncomfortable. ] I didn't hear a gun either. It was...all she was focused on. The pain. But she wasn't watching what was killing her.

[ And wouldn't that have been worthwhile? ]