[Link's head moved with the slap and he remained stiff, frozen with his head to the side for a moment after the pain of the hit had passed. He still didn't understand what he'd done wrong, but he did understand that Kouya was a bully. It didn't matter if Link had actually done anything wrong or not. It didn't matter if Link ever understood why what he'd done had upset Kouya. What matter was that Kouya was in charge and that he would hurt the people he was in charge of. More physically than Mido ever did, but it was something Link understood.
His shoulders dropped and he hung his head. He gripped the hilt of his sword tightly and pulled it from the wood to sheath it on his back. Then he set his hands into his lap and waited. He'd gotten message loud and clear. He wasn't allowed to talk back to Kouya or ask him questions. He just had to obey.]
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His shoulders dropped and he hung his head. He gripped the hilt of his sword tightly and pulled it from the wood to sheath it on his back. Then he set his hands into his lap and waited. He'd gotten message loud and clear. He wasn't allowed to talk back to Kouya or ask him questions. He just had to obey.]