True, the elder priestess hadn't said anything of the sort, but it wasn't as if she was itching for Jabi to leave them the way Tsubasa seemed to.

Here she crossed her arms in front of her. Outwardly her expression hardly changed; she seemed unfazed by his words, but her thoughts were tumbled. Rin needs to spend some time away from you. What a curious thing to say. "You may not realize this, but Rin doesn't expect any of us to stay around forever just for her sake. You of all people know that that's why the young and the inexperienced undergo training." She took one step closer, and in a nonchalant voice, added, "Besides, it's not as if you have been around her lately, have you?"