Jin exhaled.
There was no point dragging this out.
He turned to Ryu. The man had been standing there quietly, listening. He wasn't rushing them, wasn't pressing for an answer—but he was waiting.
Jin met his gaze.
"We're leaving," he said. Simple. Direct. No hesitation.
Ryu didn't react at first.
No shift in stance. No flicker of surprise. Just a small nod—like he'd already expected it.
"I see," Ryu said.
Jin hesitated.
He wasn't sure what kind of reaction he had expected—maybe frustration, maybe disappointment. But there was none of that. Just the same steady composure.
Jin exhaled. "I just wanted to say… we appreciate everything. You and your men helped us survive when we didn't know what the hell we were doing. But…" His fingers curled slightly. "If we want to get stronger, we can't stay here."
Ryu studied him for a moment.
Then, he nodded again.
"I understand."