"You abandoned them? Of your own volition?" He knew Hanzo had left, but he'd never known the circumstances. For all he knew it was possible the clan knew Genji was alive and exiled Hanzo for not fulfilling his duty. Deep down he was fairly certain that wasn't the case, but he'd never known for sure.

In a way that made sense. Killing was what they were good at, and even in Genji's effort to be a better person, to be a hero, ultimately it was his skill with the sword that suited him best.

"Redemption." The word tastes bitter. So Hanzo had been trying to atone for what he'd done? The incense and offerings hadn't been some symbolic act, a tradition he'd adhered to for proprieties sake rather than a genuine feeling. "What will you do when you find it?"