[He understood that it was better that Jigen wasn't there with them--it was one of the reasons he was pointedly not thinking about it. The feelings were shoved aside again. This was Christmas, and no time to be dwelling on things that he couldn't easily change.

He cast a curious look at Goemon at his comment.]

There wasn't any sake there when I visited you at the Lake House before. When did you pick it up? Finding high-quality drinks around here can't be easy!