Hiei seems to drop the matter, much to Kurama's relief, only to question the last thing he says, instead. The fox pulls back, propping himself up on an elbow as green eyes meet red, curiously.

So much for moving past this. It's harder for him to brush it off under such scrutiny, when the first attempt clearly hadn't worked, casual dismissal would likely only read as avoidance. The last thing he wants is to add more tension to the conversation.

“That you felt that way about it.” A little stiff in the delivery, even if his expression betrays nothing, trying to keep his emotions in check because there's no reason such an unintentional offense should ruin the entire morning. There was obviously more to this, but now was not the time.

“Perhaps I should get up to prepare breakfast.”