Despair and Wisdom: Imperial March

Hana didn't seem fazed by that question in the slightest. "Oh, from childhood, most certainly Daidoji-san. We've been friends for as long as I can remember....not surprising really, the Crane and Phoenix are steadfast allies, and the Crane and the Imperial families have always been close as well. W...

The Otomo paused for a moment taking in the Crane's words. "Ah, well then, Daidoji-san, should your duties permit, it might be worth your time to meet with more of the Sixth. It's commander is a difficult man to get to know, but Isawa Hana and Kakita Hana are my two dearest friends and I really thi...

"Really?" Her eyes crinkle with a puzzled smile. "I'd think it more freeing to be forgotten. No worry that one's name will be tied to their mistakes forever. No legend too big for their children to live up to." "Still...what do you think we'll be remembered for? The omens I've spotted so far just.....

"Oh, off doing something to benefit the army, I'm sure." Hana offered with a dismissive wave of a fan. "Surrounded by Emerald Legionnaires a stone's throw away from the capital, I don't need her in my immediate vicinity, surely Daidoji-san." "Of course Otomo-sama and I am sure she is bringing honor...

Hana nodded. "That all sounds very sensible indeed, Daidoji-san, I thank you for sparing me the pain of learning from personal experience." she offered politely. "But it is unfortunate that you yourself had to learn in such a fashion. Might I ask what was the cause necessitating that you suffer so?...

The force of the Crane's words certainly drew out a lifting of the fan. "An erudite summation, Daidoji-san, but I fear that my humble request was misunderstood. Although I appreciate you mistaking me for a member of the command staff, I too am simply marching where ordered to." she offered. Hana cl...

Snip "I have been accused of many things but I don't "wax poetic". I have no opinion on what we should do; generals decide, soldiers do. It is my hope after much personal debate that we take the coastal path through Crane lands rather than The Pass. The winds will make nights in particular colder b...

It even spoke passable, rough Rokugani, clearly an excellent advanced scout for the gaijin. "Otomo Hana of the Sixth Kaisha." she offered with a polite bow. She added a slight smile. "My, Daidoji-san is forward. Offering his aid so whole-heartedly to one he has just met. I would, of course, be happ...

Mostly idling a bit before her commander (or his Lion subordinate at least) found some new busywork for her to do in the name of Akodo and his holy Leadership. Hana had not expected to be present for the Second Gaijin Invasion. Their advanced scout had done a passable job disguising themselves as a...

Where would bathing occur, Tents?

Someone around here has to know, there must be a Doji or Kakita guarding a command tent who knows. For two days now Hayabe had been desperate to learn their marching direction; it was becoming an unhealthy obsession. He had no real reason to be in the command area other than to snoop, some might ev...

"Which border?" She asks with some genuine curiosity. And, after agreeing that sleep almost always made things better, she answers his questions. "4 years in the legions, first time heading south, but not the first time on a battlefield, though that was before Imperial service, with a unit flushing...

"Many Asahina are quite in tune with the spirits of air and wear ribbons for their amusement and stick to traditional sacred paper for that sort of thing." "So do most Isawa, honestly." She adds after a pause. Then, looking back to the stars, she says, "the sky isn't usually good at revealing such ...

There's a surprised lift of eyebrows at the question. "Not written...well not exactly, and not all of them." The hand not holding her shawl in place rises to fidget with a bluish hair ribbon, almost silver in this light. "They're mostly protective, yes. But also pretty." A grin dimples her cheeks. ...

She glances back up at the Mask. "They could do with interrupting, honestly. Divinations offer no comfort these days, and we're beginning a march as Lord Moon's gaze grows brightest. Always seem to be more odd accidents, and folks behaving oddly when his gaze is fully upon us, and a march always se...

There's a lot of apologizing in a society with duels and constant access to weapons. Even so... She waves off the apology with a rueful smile and small headshake. "ehhh...you wasted less than those injuring themselves through inattention. The critical supplies were mostly packed up well before then...

"Certainly", Hikimasu nodded with a slight bow. "Though there is a lot of open territory between the woods and Scorpion lands. Ginasutra sits on the border, but in truth it's much further away. The last bit of Amatarsu's light lands on Seido Osano-Wo, on the Plain of Thunder. The forest is beyond t...

"Hunting, I'm looking for a young cricket to join me on our journey, but I am thankful to have crossed your path. I wanted to thank and commend you for your presence on this campaign, there is a decent chance I will not get to when the moment is critical and even if I do not need your aid others wil...

Lord Moon's brightness also cast dark shadows and among the swaying grasses one shadow moves counter to the others. The wind shifts and a blot of darkness blinks a few meters in front of you. Wonderful, I'm either about to frighten someone or look a moron. The shadow stood up, revealing himself to t...

"Well, yes, let's not talk about Shinomen Mori, it is a silly place." Hayabe grimaced at the Scorpion's evasion. "If that is the path we take I hope you will share what you know with command. Both our clans have good reason not to want a massive army marching through their lands but once we start m...