Damn it all. After a slight pause--Raine needed it to keep her voice firm--she asked, "Are you saying you've given up? Even though you're needed here more than ever?"

She also knew something about a shinigami's sense of honor and duty, and was sure Momo wouldn't forsake those even if she wanted to.

If this ends with her angry enough to hurt me, I won't be very surprised... Whatever it took, she would do, though.