The monster behind the monster behind the monster. Peel back a layer and it's another monster. Monsters to the damn core.
The title of this manga ain't no joke.
@imadoathing
He was always one.. He had his wings hidden because he was in the middle of pretending to be human and her "friend", and in that role he's clearly uncomfortable with what she did to the protagonist, but as a tengu his role is that of a "servant", he has no choice but to submit to...
"He did it, but look there's mitigating circumstances, he would've done the right thing in the end, honest!"
...Maybe he should've not done it in the first place, yeah?
They both need to spit it out. He doesn't think to tell her and she can't be honest with him. Might need to lock them up in a cabin in the middle of winter and let it sort itself out that way.