[While her brow furrows as she gets a closer look at him, Akame doesn't make mention of his newfound scars. She has a feeling that, sometime during the interim----more than likely during either the neraki massacre or the Elder God battle----something significant must have befallen him. While it's clear Tsuna looks worn out, seems slightly jumpy in his movements, something is different about his overall presence, and it showed in how direct his message was.

She motions her head toward a dirt path leading east.]

Alright. This way---it's not too much of a long walk.

[As they walk, she remains alongside him, gripping a little onto her book. The path gets a bit steep and rocky as they head further out.]

Careful. There's a lot of rocks around.

[She'll quickly grab onto his arm should he trip or stumble; otherwise, she takes a deep breath, looking down at the ground for much of their trek.

God, how does she bring this up? It was clear during the cinnabug fiasco that Tsuna was familiar with Nic, and now that she learned that he's dead, she figures Tsuna has a right to know.

But she doesn't want to undermine whatever it is he wants to talk about. In about five minutes, they reach a cliff, overlooking the surrounding sprawling forest, as well as a river that runs through it, coiling its way through all the foliage.

Akame sits, dangling her legs and letting the wind brush against her face and hair for a moment, before looking at Tsuna again, forcing a small smile with strained, swollen eyes.]

Something on your mind, then? Your message sounded a bit urgent.