[It's a relief to see that everyone is accounted for - not that there's many of them to begin with. Their safety is the most important issue to Yukimura at current, because if they all get out alive, isn't that what he came all this way back for?]

Hajime-dono... Thank you. I owe you all an explanation, but it would be best if it waited until we were all back at camp. I hope you can forgive me for that.

[He knew he was asking a lot, for all of them to put their faith in him at a time like this. It must have sounded particularly strange coming from him - a Sanada warrior, not wanting to face death head on? It was unheard of. But he hoped that they would forgive him for this.]