"Neither one of us brought it up. He named me first, though." Granted, it had been the wrong name, but perhaps that just showed the likelihood of Hakkai's idea. "It merely felt right. Surely you would understand that, Sanzo."

Hakkai hadn't intended for him to miss it. If he was gong to be of any use here, it was important that they were both aware of his new limitations. If Sanzo expected something that he was unable to give at a crucial moment, things could go very wrong, very quickly.

"Nothing overly serious. I overestimated my ability to control my chi here. It will be unlikely to happen again. It was something of an emergency, or I wouldn't have pushed it as far as I did."