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Post by Kurimuzon Te on May 17, 2014 23:23:42 GMT
Te was grateful that with the wedding being over he was able to finally get a room at a normal inn. One of the things that he enjoyed was the conversations he heard in the common room. It seems he missed a lot by falling asleep during the trial. Including the way that the crab had lost their general. This put an interesting twist to some plans that he had before leaving the city. The first thing he would need to do was to find Bayushi Satomi. With her no longer in her former position he might be able to garner her assistance, for at least two things. The first thing to do would be to send a letter to the Scorpion envoy asking for her to meet with him, then to go purchase a horse cart.
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Bayushi Satomi
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Post by Bayushi Satomi on May 18, 2014 11:32:38 GMT
Satomi received the message and had a few hours left before she should depart with the Scorpion comitive, so she decided to talk to the Dragon monk. The ex Crab general was too upset after the end of the trial to remember that nobody paid attention on where Te was or what happened to him; however, he showed a noble heart and she wished to thank him.
Later, after questioning the Yasuki staff she arrived where the monk was. With a formal bow, she approached to him. Kurimuzon-san, how are you? I hope the day have found you well.
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Post by Kurimuzon Te on May 18, 2014 14:26:31 GMT
"The day has found me very well Satomi-san. I'm sorry for your loss of position" Te responded. "Please, have a seat, they are quite sturdy. Would you like some water? I'm sorry but I drink nothing else so don't have any tea to offer." Te hands his bosu's sister a simple cup. "I've never been very good at court niceties or 'beating around the bush' as it were so I will ask straight out, and I hope not to offend. What will happen to Little Sister? I have heard that the Crab are not sympathetic to those that been tainted."
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Bayushi Satomi
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Post by Bayushi Satomi on May 18, 2014 15:27:29 GMT
My loss of position...? No, don't worry about that. She dismissed the topic with a wave of hand, sitting on the bench as he offered. Ah... Nozomi-san...? She accepted the cup of water, looking at him and considering his genuine interest for the well being of Yasuki Nozomi, or "Little Sister" as he called her.
Yes, unfortunately nobody could explain how the spouse of Yasuki Kaneka was contamined, but the Jade Magistrates and witch-hunters are investigating… It means in practical terms that she's under the "protection" of the Kuni… Probably both Gendayu-san and Jyiuna-san.
She showed her sorrow for the probable destiny of her friend:
I must admit I feel for her destiny, as she's my friend. In a moment, the glorious bride of one of the most powerful man in the Empire… in the next, tainted and relegated to an obscure end as a damned or worse. I'm not sure but I don't know if her petition to commit seppuku as the onnabushi she is was already accepted by her daimyo, Yasuki Hachi dono. To be true, I am quite convinced that it'll not happen until the Kuni are done with her. .. And with no Crab Champion to listen to her pleas, the decision is only in the hands of the Yasuki Daimyo… While Nozomi was alive, Kaneka was bond by honor to be her husband and therefore, a Yasuki, unless he managed to get a divorce. It could happen in the future, but even Kaneka would show a bit of respect and delay this decision at least a year or two. The politic interests can be stronger than mercy, in her case. She completed, knowing that once she wasn't a Crab anymore, a bit of truth couldn't hurt in this conversation.
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Post by Kurimuzon Te on May 18, 2014 19:47:58 GMT
"SEPPUKU? Why? She has done nothing wrong. She has lost no honor." After his sudden shock at hearing about Nozomi's fate the strength seemed to fade from him. "I have" he whispers.
Te moves from his seat and kneels in front of the Scorpion warrior. "I am sorry, I have failed her. I promised Chisato-sama that I would protect her on the night of her wedding. I can not fail her now. There are Dragon Shugenja who would be able to halt the spread of the taint through her body. I need your assistance, and knowledge of the castle, to get to her. If she is willing to leave these lands I will escort her to where she can live a long and fruitful life." As he finished speaking he places his stained hands on the floor at Satomi's feet and bows his head.
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Bayushi Satomi
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Post by Bayushi Satomi on May 18, 2014 20:27:01 GMT
Yes, she thinks she failed to protect Kaneka-sama and to be a good wife to him. Nozomi is desolated… But what concerns me most is what can happen to her in the hands of a Kuni, as an experiment…
Kurimuzon's attitude shocked her, and his plan sounded as one of the most insane she had heard… aloud.
Listen, my dear monk… Taint is a serious thing, and taking a tainted woman through the Empire is pure insanity. More so when her hosts in the Dragon Clan aren't aware she's coming. Can you measure the scandal, the risk to her life? Speaking clearly, can you measure the risk for the Empire, of having a tainted attractive woman at loose, in the case she goes completely mad and flees from you? As much as she wished to help, she wasn't sure it was a good idea. She needed to know how commited Kurimuzon was, and what were his real intentions.
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Post by Kurimuzon Te on May 18, 2014 23:22:14 GMT
"I know of the dangers" Te answered, his eyes still downcast.
"My bosu has told me that there is a way to slow the progression of the taint using a certain tea. He also told me that there is a man here who would have a supply of this tea. Little Brother was to get in touch with that man, someone named Odai. He never got back in touch with me after that and I fear he got sidetracked again, he does so often."
Te straightens at this point, looking the woman in the eye. "I promise you, if I don't die in the attempt to free her, Little Sister will make it to the Dragon lands." His eyes shift slightly and flames start to lick at his lips as he says "and if she were to lose her reasoning and need to be stopped, I vow that I will ensure that she will not be able to hurt another before she meets her ancestors."
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Post by Bayushi Satomi on May 18, 2014 23:49:56 GMT
Odai-san, uhn… Then special blends became part of his business… That's right. Your Little Sister is my friend and doesn't deserve to be treated like a specimen.
She said. Now, get up please, Kurimuzon-san. We have lots to talk. You are messing with Kaneka-sama, do you know he's the brother of the Empress and Nozomi-san, no matter how ill she is, is still his wife? Do you think your clan will support your idea; will receive Nozomi-san and protect her just as you said?
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Post by Kurimuzon Te on May 19, 2014 0:21:25 GMT
Standing, Te made his way back to his chair. "The Brotherhood have always looked out for those who could not look after themselves. I know of a secluded temple that she would be able to stay at until she can be stabilized. It would be good for someone to be there again, it would make my brothers happy."
He takes another drink from the small glass, "would you like some more water?"
Te sighs as he thinks of the complications involved. "I like Kaneka-sama, I do not wish to cause him any distress." He looks at Satomi again, a new thought coming to him. "If she were to commit seppuku, where would that leave him?"
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Bayushi Satomi
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Post by Bayushi Satomi on May 19, 2014 11:03:11 GMT
Not sure, my friend. He'd be a widower, ready to marry again, I guess. Maybe in the Lion, depending whether his inclinations towards the former clan of his father were not damaged by their inability of getting good spouse to him. Satomi said.
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Post by Kurimuzon Te on May 20, 2014 0:40:25 GMT
"She petitioned for sepukku, I think that is what she is expecting her clan to expect of her. Do you know if anyone has talked to her as to what she truly wanted?" Te's words were barely above a whisper at this point.
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Post by Bayushi Satomi on May 20, 2014 1:13:39 GMT
The Bauyshi woman lowered her voice as well. I've tried, though the Kuni are deaf to my petitions to talk to Nozomi-san. After my indisposal with Kuni Jiyuna-san at the trial, no wonder.
I've heard that Kaneka-sama departed to Kyuden Seppun by the morning, but Nozomi-san was kept with the Kuni and completely isolated... Not all the thoughts in her mind could be said aloud. For what she knew, Nozomi could be from completely taken by the taint, to just an uncomfortable civil status for Yasuki Kaneka, one he would simply get rid off the same way he killed Reiha... Justifiably. However, I talked with her mother, and Yasuki Nirai-san said that Nozomi-san sent a formal request for seppuku to her daimyo. Nirai-san is desolated.
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Post by Kurimuzon Te on May 20, 2014 1:52:52 GMT
"I shall need to think on this further" Te responded slowly, "I wish Yoru were back, I'm just a yojimbo, no mastermind."
"I have two other questions for you Satomi-san, if you would be willing to answer." He places a scroll on the table between them, "This is the grant that you gave me for the bales of rice. As this was signed by your hand as a rikugunshokan of the crab would it still be honored when I trade it in?
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Post by Bayushi Satomi on May 20, 2014 21:27:18 GMT
The name Yoru made her to remember fondly of the man she thought to be her brother (wasn't he?), but he was a Moshi and of course Te wouldn't be referring to the same person.
The Yasuki granted you this reward for being so kind to Nozomi-san in the day before her wedding. However, if they don't honor this paper, my dear monk, I'll do it myself. Just let me know.
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Post by Kurimuzon Te on May 20, 2014 23:59:51 GMT
"I would not wish for you to suffer for their dishonor" Te replied. "I have just the one last question to ask you then." He squared his shoulders and looks the woman in the eyes once again. "I once asked you for a horseman who acted in a most dishonorable way and was denied. You stated that you would look into what had happened the day of the riot, I know the days since have been hectic but I would like to know who the merchant was and where to find his family. If I am unable to avenge his murder I must avail myself of their mercy."
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