Azumi felt her stomach turned when she saw Wes approach them while holding the hand of Alice. Azumi stood up and looked at Wes. "No." She said firmly. "You only trained for two months. You have no specialty and haven't learn the basics of other swords. There's still plenty of training left and I can't allow you to quit at the beginning, after all the hard work. If you want to leave and go train with someone else, fine. But not with my blessing." She took a deep breath and looked down, feeling ashamed. "I told myself if we had the opportunity to talk I wouldn't get upset and it's the first thing I do." She took a deep breath and looked up at Wes, even with heels she wasn't at his eye level. "I'm sorry. This might be my only opportunity to do it, so I don't care if there are others listening. Wes, I'm really sorry. I was a terrible Master, a terrible leader and most importantly, a terrible friend. I lost my mother to sickness, so I have no idea what pain you felt when your family was taken. I have no idea the rage you must be feeling towards me. I strongly believe in justice and I know that revenge is not part of it. But, the line between the two is so thin, it's difficult to tell them apart. I should've acted differently, I should've tries to understand your feelings before attacking... And I didn't. It was wrong on me and I am truly sorry. I completely understand why you left and why you don't want me as your master anymore. I would even understand if you hate me." She bit her lower lip as she tried to fix the storm inside her head. "I will give you my blessing to go train somewhere else. But before you do..." She looked down as if she was gathering courage and then looked back up at Wes. "I need to tell you this, otherwise I will never forgive myself if I don't. I apologise to say this in front of your date, but I have feelings for you. I like you more than a friend. For about a month now, I've pictured myself having a future by your side. It's wrong and inappropriate, but I needed to say it." She took a stop back and bowed. "I'm sorry for the troubles I caused you, it was never my intention to cause your harm, quite the opposite."