Silver Moraine yūkan na

"dialogue" = Japanese
I only put the dialogue in Japanese when Shinjou is with a character who doesn't understand Japanese, eheh!

He had clumsily collapsed onto his backside, completely disoriented by the stranger’s response. The man spoke his language. His eyes wide, his ears standing at attention, and his paws rubbing together, Shinjou was at a loss for where to place himself. He stammered incoherent words, avoiding the gaze of the tall figure in black, before throwing himself to the ground, his head buried between his paws, pleading.

Shit! I never would have guessed you were a cultured man, a man from our land! he admitted, sheepish, still hiding his face between his paws. I’m sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I’m Shinjou Hirohiko! Samurai of the Hirohiko clan, we’ve sworn allegiance to the— But he abruptly fell silent. Those bright eyes, that dark coat... He took a deep breath, as everything slowly clicked into place, standing tall, his posture rigid.

YOU ARE—!!! He suddenly bowed once more, or rather, threw himself at the man’s feet in a series of exaggerated gestures. He had messed up. No, he had truly messed up. Things were not looking good. In fact, things were looking very bad.