Blackfeather Woods the assassin's road

then we are the same. not in all ways, but enough. and he does not fault this man for his young charge, this brash boy who is brimming with such confidence. no doubt the boy will learn or lose his tongue one day - perhaps his head. kikyō does not wish to be the one to take it, despite the many insults.

i have taken many han for myself over the years. many heads have rolled. when my hunting is finished, i know my father will know peace. until then, i roam... but if you have need of another sword, here he is firm in his command of himself, watching masa-dono with a challenging stare, perhaps i will not roam so far.

and if his kodama return, he can take more and more for himself. but that is a possibility within which kikyō has his doubts.