Chasing the Wind
Chapter 4
Spring, 1235 - Shiro Sano Kakita
Harun stared into his tea, it had happened months ago now and telling it brought it all back.
Did Zetsubou what was ahead for him? For all of them? Harun wondered. He probably did, and did it anyway, knowing the risks.
“harun,” said Kenshin, clearing his throat. “This…mission that Moto Majid was on, you’re not betraying an oath by telling me about it?”
“Now I am not,” said Harun. “Once it succeeded, the Unicorn wanted it widely known. And the costs.” He looked up at Kenshin. “It was…fortuitous in a way I met the people I did, to tell me the things I needed to know when I needed to know them.”
“Heaven arranges things in ways it sees fit,” said Kenshin. “Or at least that is what I tell myself on trying days.” He sipped his tea. “Your cousin Masarugi seems to have taken his sister’s mantle of trickster, with prince Iweko Kinseki as his accomplice.”
Harun laughed. “I hope they make up for it in practice.”
“Trust me, they do,” Kenshin said. “Masarugi shows promise, but don’t tell him I said that if you see him. He’ll just use it as an excuse to play more pranks.”
Harun smiled.
“So, you had arrived in Unicorn lands,” said Kenshin. “Was it what you expected?”
“Well yes, and no,” said Harun. “The plains were wide and wild, but the taint had taken its toll. Majid said they managed to cleanse it, but getting the land arable then was difficult, and expensive.” He took a sip of tea. “Anyway, it took us a few days to get to the Champion’s camp. The Unicorn were mustering in preparation for the campaign season. We arrived about a week after the Spider did, and that is where things began to get interesting…
Chapter 4
Spring, 1235 - Shiro Sano Kakita
Harun stared into his tea, it had happened months ago now and telling it brought it all back.
Did Zetsubou what was ahead for him? For all of them? Harun wondered. He probably did, and did it anyway, knowing the risks.
“harun,” said Kenshin, clearing his throat. “This…mission that Moto Majid was on, you’re not betraying an oath by telling me about it?”
“Now I am not,” said Harun. “Once it succeeded, the Unicorn wanted it widely known. And the costs.” He looked up at Kenshin. “It was…fortuitous in a way I met the people I did, to tell me the things I needed to know when I needed to know them.”
“Heaven arranges things in ways it sees fit,” said Kenshin. “Or at least that is what I tell myself on trying days.” He sipped his tea. “Your cousin Masarugi seems to have taken his sister’s mantle of trickster, with prince Iweko Kinseki as his accomplice.”
Harun laughed. “I hope they make up for it in practice.”
“Trust me, they do,” Kenshin said. “Masarugi shows promise, but don’t tell him I said that if you see him. He’ll just use it as an excuse to play more pranks.”
Harun smiled.
“So, you had arrived in Unicorn lands,” said Kenshin. “Was it what you expected?”
“Well yes, and no,” said Harun. “The plains were wide and wild, but the taint had taken its toll. Majid said they managed to cleanse it, but getting the land arable then was difficult, and expensive.” He took a sip of tea. “Anyway, it took us a few days to get to the Champion’s camp. The Unicorn were mustering in preparation for the campaign season. We arrived about a week after the Spider did, and that is where things began to get interesting…