Lion Head Mesa fear is the mind killer

the stranger moved closer. satsu did not like the look of him, but she took comfort in knowing she was on her own land and accompanied by tamar. she even thought of herself as fortunate for the presence of arsenio despite not seeing him nearby; he was never far.
when the stranger spoke it was with some familiarity of akashingo. satsu had never been called samurai in her life; it begged the question,
and who are you? what benefits akashingo for having you serve?
satsu watched them carefully.