Does he? Or does he have power because we're allowing him to?

[ he chuckles to himself. obviously that's him just being obstinate; ish has power over them but the fact that he hasn't simply just "ended things" means something to sabo. but that doesn't do much for her anxieties or worries, does it?

as much as he would love to keep up the bravado, he needs to be real with himself and their situation. ]

I don't want to say I know anything more than others, however, there's something about that gold magic. It's the second time that we've seen it and both times it's been linked to memories. Albeit probably not in the most obvious sense.

[ it's okay if ayaka missed this. honestly, sabo's needed to clarify it to more than one person since the first time went completely under the radar. ]