"Both valuable skills in their own regard," Shunsui noted with approval, "although I can't quite say I'm much good at either ♥."

There was a wink there, in spirit, at such a blatant half-truth, even if there couldn't exactly be one physically.

He settled into a sip of his sake, then, following it up with a thoughtful rumination of the cup itself as he said, "I'd like to get back to teaching again...."

Not just because it would mean less leading.

But mostly because of that, yes.