The Day of Thunder

For a moment Ai’s face disappeared in Han-Hei’s vision and was replaced by that of the Emerald Champion…

Your life is not your own…

“It is my life. I give it as I please or don’t… But it is mine to give.” She replied.

“I don’t plan to fight alone dear cousin… But there is only so much you can delegate to others until you find yourself listening to them only… and not yourself.”

"We are servants, I had to get the permission of my Honored Father and sisters before I could travel, I seriously doubt you did the same," she responded kindly.

"Maybe your life is yours, but I'm beholden to my daimyo. I love you dear Fox, but... just we have responsibilities. We set the example, let's table this till we speak with Shinsei."

She nodded, “Yeah… that’s probably for the best.”

She then smiled, “If you are any indication… It would seem that being ‘responsible’ isn’t all that bad. Stay strong my friend.”

She bowed politely as she turned to leave, “I’ll await your letter of invitation.”

She turned and bowed as well and said, "Be well, Han-hei-san, we have hard days ahead."

/scene