"Some local farmers and woodcutters. They're in a village not far from the walls, just a mile or two."
He nods. "I agree." The guard captain looks at the pair of samurai. "Oh, and one other thing, you'd better be careful. The people dying, they're all samurai, and all of them were found with their swords still sheathed." Azai looks puzzled. "Not one of them fought back?" The captain nods.
"Of course - I shall only pick up gifts to the Emperor, and I shall arrive at once. Is that acceptable?" He answered.
"Guhk!" Kyouka groans as she was hit. Damn it, so he's big, and FAST. She thought as she moves away while her senses returned. For now the redhead enters a defensive stance, ready to parry, and dodge his attacks. Though depending on how dazed she was, her capabilities would surely be below average.
Midori enjoyed her quiet bath. It feels so nice to just soak in the water, no one bothering me and nothing to worry about, at least for a little bit... She thought as she bathed. Before long she had washed herself clean and her bath was at an end. With a sigh of disappointment she got out and shook her hair and body, droplets of the water flying everywhere. Then she began drying her body and getting dressed as she thought about what to do next.
"His majesty has informed me to tell you that you can visit him whenever is convenient for you. He is most grateful."
He launches an incredibly fast flurry that she struggles to block or dodge. She only manages to avoid taking another blow, as the end of his sword falls off, broken after so much contact with a sharp blade.
The voice is strangely familiar, but she can't place it, almost like someone she knows is intentionally altering their voice. "Your worst nightmare. You're under arrest."
Inazuma was curios, where lord Kasawara want to leave, and she tried to figure out, which cart could be his.
"Khh." Groaning as she's put on the defensive, Kyouka struggles to endure the strength behind his blows. But, remembering how she only needed to stall for half an hour, she thinks back on her employer. And whether or not they've finished what they had to do. And finally, as the wooden sword breaks, Kyouka decides to launch her counter attack. She gives him a sideways slash, and using her momentum. She spins on her heel to deliver a spinning slash.
“Haha, very funny,” Midori replied, not falling for it. “Now, is there anything you need from me... or do you just want to get spanked?” She asked, smirking, as she finished getting dressed.
Inazuma isn't resposibilite for lord Kasawra safety, but she decided it will be better if she check the carts as them will ride to his estate. She will follow them by the shadows, and try to watch pair of wittness, if they follow her comands.
"Then pass to our liege, that as soon as I pack to gifts I have prepared for him, I will go to kowtow to him - in, hopefully, a couple of hours." With those words, Jurobei leaves to meet the Shogun.
He reels back suddenly, but the blade does manage to slash through his clothing, a thin scar now visible on his broad chest. "I congratulate you. No one has been able to break my skin in years."
"We'll see who's doing the spanking..." The door slides open, and Midori sees the face of Yuki, smirking. "How've you been sis?"
