... [Nothing in this world, this world, could have prepared him for such a quiet confession. It echoes through him and makes him an immovable wall of stone- heavy, still. A feeling he is all too accustomed to, yet not when it is heavy with tension such as this. Those final words bear down on him with all their might...and he can only imagine how that weight feels, on Hanbei's slim shoulders.

Yes, it was so...wasn't it? Hanbei burdening his own vulnerable secret, all to himself. So terrible and inevitable, that he hid it even from him...

Hideyoshi pushes back the surge to feel betrayed. There was no dishonesty here...!] ...You have always hidden it, then.

And when we finally brought our dream to realization, you would have told me. [A statement, that he leaves open at the end. Perhaps something that might need reaffirming.]

Am I right in thinking this...Hanbei?