[b]Shio[/b]

"At this stage, I did not have anything I was willing to utilize to do so," Shio responded to the commentary about how to deal with Hydromancers. For the offer she paused for a bit, before replying, "While it is an honor to receive an offer from the Touhou family, I decline."

Shio didn't elaborate on her reasoning, as it honestly wasn't relevant, as the decision was made - additionally, it would have been a point she would have struggled even more to get across. 

"We can cooperate with each other instead," Shio responded, after a more awkward pause. It was the rather peculiar expression of Shio's willingness to work with Kasumi in the future, as an ally. With her freedom from her family, Shio was able to actually evaluate people outside of terms of there name - at least to some degree. It was not a freedom she was keen on giving up, even if she didn't quite understand how truly free she was of her obligations. Shio could make her own decisions on Kasumi each time, rather than swear herself to an oath she would, by virtue of her training, be obligated to keep. She no longer wanted those shackles.