*shadow Ninja*

"Thank you, and yes we would do the same for you if you were ever in a bind or needed help, my brother spoke highly of you"
Falicita wiped the tears from her eyes, then stood. She straighten out her clothing and she to returned back to her seat. She sat quietly while he spoke to whomever came to the door, she wondered what pressing issues he wanted to speak about.

When he apologized for the interruption, Falicita gave a dismissive wave
"no need to apologize"
She sat back in her chair as he explained that he sent for one of his finest agents. She was rather surprised and impressed at how quickly he worked. But then she started wondering, and spaced off for a brief moment, wondering why he had sent word for his finest agents last night, he must have been really suspicious. She shook her head of the thought and listened as he continued. When he brought up the Blue Robe she was rather surprised. She was quiet for a moment, the whole situation with the Blue Robe happened at a bad time.
"Well umm... see when they first arrived, my brother was the one working out the details with them,, the man that arrived said he was the representative of the Blue Robe, apparently my brother had requested a meeting with them. From my knowledge my brother wanted to join with them, in order to help our clan. "
she sighed
"I really don't know what my brothers plan was with the Blue Robe, he kinda kept me in the dark about it."
She remembered how she treated the man at first
"I may have made him feel unwelcome when he first arrived"
She was a bit proud of herself for that, and if one were paying attention, would notice a hint of a smile on her face, before she continued.
"I didn't attend the meeting long, in fact I ended up upsetting my brother when I told the man that we refused what had to offer and were NOT changing our clan name"
She sighed
"But my brother made me leave so I haven't a clue what they discussed after that."
she shook her head
"Not knowing what they discussed, made it rather hard for me to meet with him as my brother. My brother and I spoke briefly about it the night of, while on our mission, but all he basically said was that he was planning to take them up on the offer and that I needed to get on board with it for our peoples sake. That's when we noticed the buildings on fire and when he disappeared, only I returned back. "
She paused a moment remembering that night
"To save from risking our clan, I decided to take my brothers place. I thought I could pull it off since we both look alike."
She clenched her fists and looked up at the photo on the wall, the one with her and her brother, next to it was a family photo with their parents.
"I wanted to make him proud, I thought I could do this, but I ended up biting off more than I can chew"
She sighed
"The next morning I had a meeting with the Blue Robe, in my brothers place. It was rather hard to pull it off without knowing what they discussed. The man figured out who I really was, based on the fact I brought up keeping the family name"
She looked over at Theodoric
"My brother was rather adamant on making the deal, so after having the man agree to keep my secret and allowing us to keep the family name, I signed the papers thinking ...that is what my brother would have wanted."
she shook her head
"If it was my decision, I wouldn't have signed them. But unfortunately I don't get to have a say."
She looked up at Theodoric once more
"He is still here.... the man from the order. I am not sure why, but I was informed of his arrival after last night. I would be more than happy to have you attend the next meeting...Please"
it sounded more like she was begging him to be there
"I need someone who can advise me during the meeting, cause honestly I don't know what the hell i'm doing"
She chuckled but in a way one would when embarrassed for admitting something. She decided to change the subject for a moment cause this had been on her mind
"You said you send for one of your finest agents last night, was there a reason for sending for them then?"
She was curious as to why he sent for them then and not now.

 

Debbie
gender female
age 8
Weapons. Throwing darts and poison
Clan The Flowing Cherry Blossom clan

 

She huffed
"I am not embarassed, it NEVER happened"
she slammed her fist down on the table. Just as her shot arrived, she reached out for it but Leo snatched it up before she could and downed it. She snarled at him, before she was joking, but this time there was fire in her eyes
"You asshole"
She stood up, but he just seemed to shrug her off. She was pissed at this point. So when he mentioned needing his pants back, she stripped right in the middle of the bar and threw them at his face.
"You can have em back"
she turned around and sat back down in her seat, demanding another shot, this time making sure no one could grab it.
"you two can go on without me, I'll catch up later"
She completely shut them out, ignoring anything they said afterwards. She also didn't care the others in the bar was gawking at her, she just wanted to have one shot and some peace and quiet, before continuing her day, especially if she was gonna continue her day with these two. She downed the shot and sat quietly, trying to calm her anger. After about ten or so minutes, she got up headed to the room, getting herself washed up and dressed for the day, ignoring the guys if they were there.

When she was done, she decided to go and check up on the man she was tending to, hoping maybe that he remembered something more. When entering, she had noticed that the man had moved from his bed and was now sitting at a chair in the corner of the room. Kitsume had brought in a tray with some food and water, medicines she had whipped up as well as some bandages.
"How are we feeling today? have you remembered anything since last we spoke?"
she set the tray down in front of the man so that he could eat. She picked up the bandages and medicines and began checking his wounds
He began eating, he was rather hungry, but didn't want to be rude so he responded in between bites.
"I did have a strange dream, I was surrounded by flames and I could hear a woman's voice calling to me, but I couldn't make out the name she was calling me"
he sighed
"but I woke up shortly after so that's all I got"
He stopped eating for a moment to allow her to attend to the wound on his head
Kitsume smiled
"well that's some progress, it may take some time before you get your memory back"
she pauses for a moment then continued
"baby steps"
she looked at the gash on his head after unwrapping the bandage. She applied some medicine and re-wrapped it.
"You are also healing very nicely, that is also a plus. I'll check the rest of your wounds while you continue eating. Would you mind removing your shirt so I can attend to the wound on your shoulder."
she stepped back allowing him to remove his shirt, she then sat on a chair behind him, while he ate, medicated the wound and wrapped it.
Curious since he had moved from the bed she decided to ask
"Have you tried walking any today? I've noticed you moved from your bed"
He shook his head
"I was only able to walk with the support of the furniture, I'm still a little weak"
Kitsume nodded
"I see, well that's still progress. The more you move around, the faster your body will heal, but don't over do it."
she moved and sat on the edge of his bed.
"Well we got a little bit of info, so that's a start. Now its just a matter of narrowing down everything and maybe we can help you get your memory back."
She thought for a moment before continuing
"Maybe I can get the other two..... that is if they remember"
She facepalmed realizing they were drunk when they found this guy, so she would have little luck
"to tell me which direction they found you at. From there, we can maybe follow the path you were on, to get an idea where you came from"
Kitsume had a few general ideas on where to start based on a few clues she notices, she just needed a few more pieces to the puzzle, and those pieces she needed from the two who were drunk when they found him.
She stood up and walked over to the door way.
"You enjoy your meal, I'll request for food to be brought to you for the afternoon as i have a few things to do, but I'll return this evening to tend to your wounds. try to rest as much as you can. "
She exited and went to find Red and Leo...


OOT:New character I gotta remember i also have Narumi to play, I may bring her into my Falicita plot.

Name: Serako Akiyama
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Weapons: Blow gun, Kunai, Yumi
Ninja Clan: Phoenix


Serako is the sister of Shiro, after their clan was attacked, they thought it was safe to remain hidden for a while. They sought shelter in a mountain near their home which is where they learned to survive and train. Once Shiro felt his sister was ready and old enough. They began traveling together. Always keeping on the move, never staying anyplace for to long.

Name: Shiro Akiyama
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Weapons:Tachi, Blowgun,Naginata
Clan: Phoenix


Shiro is the older brother of Serako, if it wasn't for her older brother, she wouldnt have survived when their clan was attacked. From that day he vowed to always look over and protect his younger sister. They hid in the mountains near their home for a few years. Shiro trained his sister to be the warrior she is today. When she was at the age of 16, they began traveling, making sire to always keep in the move, and they never stayed anyplace for to long. The only thing that gives away who they are is the Phoenix emblem they both wore on their clothing, Shiro and his sister agreed to wear the emblem, even it it put them at risk, cause that is their clan they were born and raised in.


Both shiro and Serako were traveling on a well opened path, they had hoped to seek shelter and rest as they had been walking for a long time.
"You know Shiro, it wouldn't hurt if we stayed in a place a bit longer. I mean we have been traveling for 2 years now, we should take a break and settle"
she nudged at her brother
"And maybe you can get yourself a decent girl to settle with, start a family, you know, expand the Akiyama name, to more than just the two of us"
she always loved teasing her brother, and no matter how annoyed he would get with her, he always made a point to put a smile on his face. He shook his head at her
"Now you know I can't do that, then who would look after you and make sure you kept out of trouble?"
he nudged her back
"But seriously, you know we cant remain in one place, what if they track us down and kill both of us? we are the only two members left of our clan."
Serako shrugged
"well it wouldn't hurt to try, and besides I can take care of own self, I'll be fine"
Shiro just rolled his eyes, she knew she was fighting a losing battle but was always persistent in arguing with him, he went to say something but then spotted a small tavern.
"Ah look, shelter for a few days"
he started hastening his pace getting slightly ahead of her before yelling back
"Last one there covers dinner, and I'm STARVING for a nice JUICY piece of meat!"
It took her a moment to catch one and she started running after him
"Hey, you did that on purpose......I'll pay for mine, but your one your own"
Shiro only chuckled as he kept his pace ahead of her
"Come one slow poke!"


OOT: two characters if anyone wants to spot them

 

OOT: In case anyone forgot who she is I quoted my post from when i introduced her.

After her father had her taken to her room, her father was finally able to focus on task his task at hand.

Narumi paced in her room in frustration
"I need to find out if he is ok, I don't care what my father says"
She paced for a few minutes more and then suddenly stopped.
"That's it, I'll just sneak out and go visit him myself. I don't need my fathers approval or help. Kaname will make sure I'll return safely home. I just gotta get there safely."
She had a plan, and began putting it into action. She gathered some clothing and placed them in satchel then headed down to the stables. Thankfully she had her own horse, with her father busy, now was the perfect time for her to sneak out. She made her way towards the Nagasaki clan at full speed.

While she was awaiting for Theo to answer her question, she heard a commotion outside the door. A familiar voice and suddenly the hairs on the back of Kitsumes neck stood up.
"Oh no...not her....not now"
she face palmed and just as her head hit her hand, the door swung open.
One of the clan members could be heard yelling "you can't go in there" just as the door hit the back of the wall

"Kaname!"
Her eyes scoured the room and when she saw Falicita sitting at her brothers desk, Narumi narrowed her eyes at Falicita
"Where is he!! Why haven't I heard from him. Where is he Falicita, you better tell me where my fiance is, and why the hell are you sitting at HIS desk!!"
she crossed her arms waiting for Falicita to answer, she then took notice to Theo who was standing in the middle of the room and decided to question him
"And who the hell are you"

Falicita as calmly as she could, but it was obvious she was annoyed by this woman, stood up from her brothers desk.
"Narumi, right now isn't the best time. You are interrupting a meeting"
She then walked over to Theo and gave him a look as if she was saying 'help me'
"My brother isn't here right now, he went out on a mission and left Theo here in charge during his absence"
She knew that Narumi wouldn't believe that her brother would have left her in charge, not to mention Narumi would throw a conniption

Narumi glared at Kitsume
"I don't believe you. He wouldn't just up and leave without letting me know, or at least writing me"
She then turned her glare to Theo
"So if he left this man in charge, who is he? Why would Kaname entrust his clan to a total stranger. He never mentioned having any friends to me"

Falicita mumbled under her breath. Theo was close enough to hear what she mumbled
"there is a very good reason for that"

"What was that?"
Narumi narrowed her eyes at Falicita

Falicita sighed
"Narumi why are you here? Shouldn't you have sent word you were coming? Does your father know you are here?"
Falicita raised her brow at Narumi

Narumi huffed at the questions
"I'm here because I haven't heard from Kaname and I was worried. I don't have to answer to you. nor does my father knowing if I am here, concern you. Now tell me who the hell is this man that your brother entrusted his clan to, or shall I report the fact that you are hiding something, to my father?"

Falicita knew her reporting back to her father wasn't good. It could ruin the merging of the clans and her brothers future wedding. Even tho Falicita didn't agree to it, and it was obvious as to why. Put simple her, and Narumi didn't get along. Narumi had made it loud in clear that if Falicita got in the way, Narumi would have her killed.
"No you don't need to report anything to your father."
Falicita looked up at Theo, hoping he could maybe help her in this situation
"He is.... well.... he's..."
she struggled on what to tell Narumi, not sure if she would believe that Kaname had friends. Her brother never really shared much with Narumi and Narumi wasn't one to really believe Falicita....

 

Kitsume was startled when she opened the door, and nearly ran right into Red. When he had asked her if it was her room, she raised a brow. It took a moment for it to click when he mentioned a weird dream .
"Just, how drunk were you last night?"
She shook her head then looked into the room where the man sat
"Well he is showing some progress, he is able to walk a few steps. I'll keep checking on him throughout the day and see if there is any more progress. "
she paused a moment to determine if he would be ok to travel by morning. Then continued
"If he continues to show some progress, he may be good to travel by tomorrow"
she turned her attention to Red
"But I suggest we find a horse in case he needs rest. We haven't a clue how long its gonna take to find out where he is from. The only clues we have are what he was wearing, but there isn't much left considering they were pretty tatterd and burned. The innkeeper was nice enough to lend him his old clothes "
she looked back at the man
"Amazing how the two have totally different body features, yet can wear the same size clothing"
The inkeeper was a bit round in the belly and slumped over and the man in the room was pretty buff and rather tall, so it was a surprise to see the clothing fit the man rather nicely. She chuckled as she walked out of the room, stopping justoutside of the door
"Any leads on work? I assumed you and Leo would have found some work by now"


Falicita relaxed when Theo began talking and explaining. Narumi always got under her skin and made her feel tense. With her brother gone, added to the mix, she was at a loss for words when trying to give a good explanation. Her showing up was so sudden and threw her off. She watched Narumis facial expression and hoped she would believe it, all while listening to Theo. When Theo mentioned her brother and the story that followed, this was a story she hadn't heard yet. Did this really happen? or is he just throwing a story together on a whim? She didn't know Theo that way to know his tells, but she was very intrigued by his story. Even him tearing up, made Facilita believe it was all true. She stood there stunned at his story that it took her a moment to realize he was done speaking. She quickly cleared her throat
"Well I think he explained it better than I could"

Narumi stood for a moment contemplating whether this man was telling the truth. Why hasn't Kaname mentioned this man to her before? She looked up at Falicita for any tells, but thankfully Falicita was a hard person to read. After about 2 minutes of silence, Narumi spoke up.
"You said that you couldn't be here at all times while my Kaname is gone, with your absence, who is in charge?"
she seemed to think for a moment as if trying to piece together a puzzle, then it clicked. She instantly narrowed her eyes at Falicita
"Please don't tell me its HER...."
you could see the fire in her eyes and the anger over her face
"She is the absolute worse person you could leave in charge, SHE doesn't know how to run a clan. She would fail the first five minutes she is in charge of the clan. Kaname wouldn't be that stupid to leave HER in charge"

Falicita began clenching her fists as Narumi began bashing Falicita. 'just one swing, that's all I need to get in, is just one swing'. Falicita putting Narumi in her place was long over due. Her brother always held her back from fighting his fiancé. But her brother wasn't there now...

"Wait til my father hears this, wait til he hears that a measly little girl is in charge of my fiancees clan in the absence of my fiancé and.."
she looked Theo up and down for a moment
"his humble lords absence"
She shook her head
"This is laughable, she couldn't even get herself a husband to save her clan, let alone..."

Falicita had just about enough, before Narumi could finish her last sentence. Falicita had jumped towards Narumi to take a swing at her.
"SHUT UP!!"
Narumi went to block, but was just a tad to late, and took the blow to her cheek. Narumi stumbled back a few steps, but was able to quickly catch her footing. She placed her hand on her cheek to feel the now swollen area, while Falicita guarded herself for a fight
"You're gonna pay for that"
She spun to do a back kick to Falicita's face, but Falicita was quicker and was able to block her and catch Narumis foot in mid air
"You'll have to beat me first"
Falicita kicked Narumis other leg out from under her, causing Narumi to land on her back, Narumi gasped as the air was knocked out of her. Falicita then dropped Narumi's other leg.
"I've had enough of you and your threats, the only reason I was nice to you is because my brother asked me to, the only reason I tolerated you all this time, is because you may someday become my brothers bride. But that hasn't been made official YET."

Narumi let out a growl as she began to get up
"My father ...will hear about this"

Falicita crossed her arms
"And what would your father think if he knew you came all the way here by yourself?"
She held her fists up waiting for Narumi to charge
" I thought it was strange there was no word of your arrival or even an announcement before entering. You always make sure to make a grand entrance when you visited. I bet you snuck out and came all the way here by yourself, against your fathers will, or there would be some soldiers with you. "

Narumi was annoyed at the fact Falicita figured it out in such a short time and she didnt like the fact that Falicita now had something to hold over her head.
"I'm gonna kill you"
she leapt into the air to kick Falicita again, Falicita was able to block the kick from hitting her face, but the force knocked her back into her brothers desk causing her back to hit it rather hard. As she stumbled to catch her footing, Narumi had pulled out her kunai and managed to catch Falicita in the right shoulder, leaving a gash, and then again on Falicitas left side in the rib. As Narumi went for a third swing with her kunai, the sound of metal hitting was heard. Falicita had her brothers sword in her hand, and used it to block Narumi's third blow, which caught Narumi off guard. Falicita took the advantage and kicked Narumi in the stomach, this caused Narumi to stumble back and drop her kunai.

Falicitas blood was boiling at this point, that she wasn't thinking. She charged towards Narumi with her brothers sword with the intent of killing her....

 

Kitsume chuckled
"I figured as much"
she looked in on the man once more
"I think we should probably look for Leo and help him with any jobs he may have started. I don't really need the money, but I'll pitch in and help"
she smirked
Kaname gave Red a nod
"I appreciate the help. I probably would have died if you guys didn't find me. I wish I could just remember a little something, but I promise I'll do all I can to help on my part, until I find my way back home"

It all happened so quickly, Falicita was burning with rage, all she wanted to do was take down Narumi for all the torture she put her through, take her down for all the remarks she made, she didn't think about the consequences of her actions, and let the rage consumed her. As she swung her brothers sword to strike Narumi, she heard Theos booming voice right before she felt the blade hit, but it wasn't flesh she struck, instead it was metal on metal. It took a moment for her to snap back into reality to realize what had happened. Theo was now standing in front of her, blocking her blade with his, stopping her from striking Narumi. He then swiftly knocked the blade out of her hands. Her eyes darted to Theo and then to Narumi, it was then that she realized she had let rage get in the way and acted out as a result of it. She stumbled back in shock, losing her balance, she fell on her backside. The jolt of her landing caused the gash in her shoulder and rib to hurt, she winced at the pain and clutched her shoulder. She sat quietly and made sure not to interrupt Theo as he scolded Narumi.


Narumi had been cowering on the ground when Falicita was about to strike her down, she was holding her arms up in hopes to block the blade, eyes closed, she prepared for the finishing blow. Upon hearing the blades hit, Narumi's eyes flashed opened to see Theo standing in Falicitas way, blocking her blade. At that moment she was rather grateful that Theo was in the room. As Theo began to scold her for her behavior and questioning her actions, she scowled at him the entire time, the only time a hint of fear stuck her eyes, was when Theo mentioned telling Kaname of her actions, but she didn't seem to phased by the threat. Narumi wasn't one who liked being scolded and she rarely tolerated her father scolding her, let alone a stranger she hardly knew. Needless to say, she was an only child and spoiled at that. She crossed her arms and mumbled incoherently under her breath. When Theo turned his attention to Falicita, Narumi sat behind him with a smirk. She was enjoying the show as Theo tore into Falicita, seeing this was rather satisfying to her.


When it was Falicita's turn to be scolded, she gave Theo her full attention. She knew she was in the wrong and deserved what was coming. She looked up at Theo with remorse as he scolded her for her behavior. She had made a fool of herself, and quite frankly she was embarrassed for acting the way she did, what was worse is she did it in front of her brothers best friend. Out of respect she bowed down and apologized
“I’m terribly sorry, I acted out of anger, my actions were unacceptable. “
She clenched her fist, angry at herself when realizing she would completely fail as a leader of her clan
“I failed in keeping control of my emotions and let them get the best of me, not only have I failed my brother, I have failed myself and failed my clan.”
When he mentioned the blade and the fact she almost used her brothers blade to kill kin, she winced at the thought. Although he couldn't see her face as she was still bowed down on the floor, it was obvious that his words stuck her, her body had tensed when she winced at the though. He was right, that blade was her brothers, not hers and she had almost shed future kin blood with it. She sat up as he went to hand her the blade. She stared at it for a moment but refused to take it, instead she looked Theo in the eyes. Tears welling up in hers
"I don't deserve to wield my brothers blade, I have a lot to learn. Please.....keep it until his return"


Narumi scoffed as she stood up and brushed herself off
"You're damned right, you don't deserve that blade"
She crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes at Falicita
“Next time you try to pull a stunt like that again, you’ll be lucky to walk away alive. Let those wounds remind you of that from here on out. If you cross my path and try to get in my way again, I wont let you live”
Even tho Narumi was the one who cheated by bringing weapons to a fist fight, she felt superior over Falicita as she looked down at her, seeing the wounds she caused as the blood began seeping through Falicita's clothing and pooling on the floor.

In reality, Falicita was a better fighter than Narumi hands down and it was obvious Falicita was winning, but since Narumi couldn't stand the fact that Falicita had the upper hand, she took things a step further and pulled a blade on Falicita which gave her an upper hand. Falicita was suddenly filled with rage, but Theo's lecture stuck in the back of her mind. Using her brothers desk, she slowly pulled herself up.
"You're a coward for pulling a weapon"
She had enough of Narumi, but instead of letting the anger get to her and starting another fight, she took a deep and quite painful breath
"GET OUT!"

A few seconds after hearing yelling, 3 soldiers came rushing into the room and noticed the blood on Falicita. They were about to rush to her side but Falicita held up her hand to stop them

"Her, remove her immediately. Take her to her room and lock her in there. Contact her father and tell him about her whereabouts, DON"T let her out until her father sends for her"

Narumi suddenly had the look of fear in her eyes. Not because she feared Falicita, but the fact that her father would soon hear that she had snuck out and came to the Nagasaki clan all by herself. She crossed her arm and stomped her foot
"NO, I will NOT be locked in a room, I have every right to roam as I pleased"

The soldiers moved quickly and surrounded Narumi, grabbing her arms to make sure she couldn't escape


"As long as you are here in my home, you will remain locked up until your father sends for you. When you finally return home, do NOT return here unannounced. If my brother wants you here, he will send for you, this is MY home and you cannot be trusted."
She looked at the soldiers
"Alert everyone, she is not to return here unless my brother sends for her"
she was beginning to feel a little weak and put all her weight on her good arm to hold her up. She turned her attention back to Narumi
"I will let your fate be decided by my brother, but I suggest you tread lightly until his return or I will make sure he chooses another bride"
She gave a nod and the soldiers proceeded to remove her from the room.
Narumi didn't go quietly, she screamed and yelled threats to Falicita the entire way. As it grew silent, Falicita legs grew weak and she fell to the ground.
"I don't understand what my brother sees in that woman"
She then turned her attention to Theo. She had the look of humiliation on her face.
"I wouldn't blame you, if think differently of me. I deserve whatever punishment you see fit, and I deserve whatever punishment my brother deems fit upon his return"

 

Just as her and Red were about to leave the room, Leo had entered
"Speak of the devil himself"
she smirked then moved out of the way to allow Leo into the room. She crossed her arms and leaned against the wall, with one foot up to help with balance, before speaking
"Nothing in the memories department yet, But he has attempted to walk and is somewhat able to, but he is still a bit weak"
She looked at Leo
"I was just telling Red that we should find a horse, in case he cannot make the trip fully, a horse would be something he could use. He will more than likely need frequent rest, as he is still a bit weak from his burns"
She went silent as Leo continued

A sudden snort could be heard from Kitsume as she tried to fight back the laughter... but she couldn't contain it and blurted out
"What if ....now hear me out...."
she snorted again
"What if....the girl he is speaking of....... is his grandmother....."
she suddenly burst into laughter at the thought, clutching her stomach as she was laughing so hard. Not one of them had a clue who the man spoke of the night before, so there was many possibilities who this woman was. She suddenly gasped for air and continued
"I mean, if that's what your into, then by all means...."
she gave a dismissive wave as in saying 'don't mind me' while she continued laughing. After she had her moment, she composed herself, straightened herself up, wiped the tears in her eyes away and ended with a "whoooo"
She then gave Leo a serious look
"Do you really think that he was attacked?"
She looked over at the man and his wounds. Leo had a good point, his wounds could be the result of an attack. She kept her attention on the man, the expression on her face was of one that was trying to piece together a puzzle. She then turned her attention to Leo who was looking directly in her eyes, telling her to grab her weapon and meet him outside. When he questioned her about being able to wield a blade, her expression turned and she had looked offended
"Of course I can wield a blade, you think I just carry a blade around for decoration?"
she scoffed while pushing herself off the wall, at that point Leo had already exited the room. Without saying a word tot he other two, she left the room and headed towards their room where she had left her katana. She didn't want to wander around the inn carrying her blade, scaring people. She took a moment to check her blade, lifting it to eye level, unsheathing to check the sharpness, she was satisfied and sheathed it, placing the strap over her shoulder and grabbing the rest of her things. She exited the room, headed down the hallway and stopped just at to door, where she spotted Leo was sitting on the steps. She shook her head, then headed outside, passing Leo on the steps dropping her bag beside him. She stopping a few feet away from the bottom step turning to face him, she began stretching her arms out, pulling on her shoulders.
"Lets do this"
she smirked....

She listened as he spoke of the type of punishment he would have chose. 'sending her to her room, made her feel like a child upon hearing this, but that may have been the point' out of respect she continued to listen. She looked down at her wounds when he mentioned them, her clothing was rather stained in blood, she should probably have that taken care of. When Theo was finished, she spoke
"If it was Kaname, he would probably have me apologize to Narumi publically, then have me do hard labor and training for a few days as punishment"
she gave Theo a wry smile. Her brother could be harsh on her at times, and she did wonder how he would take the news of her fighting Narumi. He wouldn't be very happy with her, that was for sure. After a moment, she shakily got up, walked over to a cabinet, opening the door, she pulled out a wooden box. She then walked over to Theo and as she handed to him
"Do you think you can help me?"
Inside the box contained a medical kit, with herbs, bandages, needle and thread as well as some other medical supplies, one would need for patching up battle wounds. She was a bit embarrassed to ask for help, but was just a bit to weak to do it herself, not to mention the shoulder would be fairly hard for her to stitch up properly, one handed. She then glanced over at the door, which was still opened. As
awkward as her next question would sound, she had a good reason.
"Could you... shut the door...."
her face flushed, as the next question made things even more awkward
"and lock it please"
The locations of her wounds would require her to remove some articles of clothing to get to them. But since she was pretending to be her brother, she had to hide certain features by bandaging them. The problem is, she couldn't have anyone enter the room or past the room, while she was getting stitched up and reveal her secret. She would just have to figure out a way to explain everything to the soldiers she had escort Narumi out of the room later. 'I could just tell them that I returned for a short time and that my brother had to step out to check on a nearby village, and then make myself go on a mission while I continue to portray my brother in his absence'. Out of no where she left out a sigh, living a double life was exhausting. She than glanced up at Theo, she was rather grateful he was there, even tho he couldn't be there the entire time. Hopefully she wouldn't have to deal with Narumi's father and that he will just send soldiers to collect her.
"Thank you"
she gave him a sincere smile, to show her gratitude for helping her until her brother returns.
"I promise, I'll do what I can to pay back the debt I will owe you after this"
with that she sat down to mentally prepare herself to be stitched up....

 

Falitica tilted her head when he spoke about being inexperienced in first aid. Her cheeks slightly flushed when he apologized to her for not phrasing things correctly, even though she had known what he meant. The two of them being alone in the room as they were did kinda make things awkward. As he began the cleansing process she decided to make small talk. To help him relax and to help her keep her mind off the pain.
"A man of your ranking, ought to know basic first aid.. if you like, I can teach you"
She looked up at him and smiled as he finished the cleaning process
"You are doing good so far"

Falicita thankfully had a bit of a high tolerance for pain and was able to breath through most of it. She was taught self meditation at a young age and how breathing through it was very helpful. This wasn't her first and probably not her last time she would need stitching. The first time she needed stitches, was when she and her brother were very young, she was about 4. See her and Kaname weren't always as mature as they are now, in fact they had a knack for getting into trouble or doing things that involved one of them getting hurt. It wasn't until their parents death, that the two had to straighten up, but even then, their missions would often require some first aid either for them or their soldiers. So first aid initially became a requirement, before becoming a clan member.

Only a few times had she groaned, winced or even bit her lip in pain. Biting her lip was to help take the focus off the stitching and put focus on a new pain, just for a brief moment when it got to be too much. He was just about finished when there was a sudden knock at the door, the knock startled her causing her to jump, but thankfully he wasn't in the process of guiding the needle through her skin, or that could have been very painful. Theo answered the knock, which allowed Falicita to relax, she would just let him handle it.

When the man spoke about Narumi, Falicita couldn't help but chuckle in thinking 'see he gets it and he only just saw her'. That woman WAS crazy and Falicita didn't understand what her brother saw in Narumi, but she didn't have a say in her brothers suitors. Falicita sat quietly and continued to listen, these must have been the ones he spoke of earlier. When she heard them call Theo King, her eyes shot up at him with a surprised expression, this was certainly news to her, as the two didn't really get an official introduction. 'King?....he is a king?' . Now she was beginning to worry, she only thought he was a leader of his clan...not a king. Kings were of much higher standards than a leader. 'what do I do, do I bow to him. I can't believe I acted the way I did' she was beginning to panic, but was suddenly snapped out of her thoughts when she heard the loud slap, followed by an "ow" come from the hallway. She suddenly stood up, it was obvious she felt rather awkward and was searching, for what, even she didn't know. The thought of him being a king suddenly made her rather nervous
"I can finish this up if you need to speak with them"
She dropped her gaze to the floor
"it would be wrong of me to hold you from important matters"

Kitsume didn't have time to react when Leo attacked her, before she knew it, she had been knocked on her ass. She clenched her fists and let out a frustrated groan, she was more frustrated in herself for letting her guard down which allowed him to quickly attack. Leo had reached out his hand to help her up and spoke 'look at is as if it'ts life or death'.
She glared at him, but took his hand and pulled herself up
"You really want that kiss and superiority don't you"
she brushed herself off quickly then took her 10 paces
"lets not waste any time"
She looked at Red and gave him a nod, as if letting him know she was gonna begin the next round
"Lets begin....Round 2"
She charged towards Leo, her blade in hand but unsheathed, it looked as if she was gonna recklessly attack him from the front. Instead, when she got about 3 feet from him, she suddenly leapt into the air in a flip, letting go of her blade, which was now at her back, the strap keeping it attached to her. In mid air, she had successfully pulled a Kunai and chucked it at Leo. The blade whizzed past his face, barely skimming back his cheek, not enough to draw blood, but pretty damned close.
She landed a few feet behind him, facing away from him, but quickly turned chucking 4 more Kunai towards him. Forcing him to dodge them, some clipped and tore parts of his clothing, some just barely skimming his skin. While he was dodging them, Kitsume used this to her advantage, she followed her next move, just behind the kunai. Before he could act, Kitsume had landed a kick to his stomach, knocking him back a few steps, but not enough to knock him down. She had already calculated this, he didn't seem like to type that could easily be taken down, but she also wasn't gonna allow him to quickly recover. Leo could see that she had another Kunai on her, as she was clenching it between her teeth when she landed the kick on him. After the kick, she quickly moved to gain some distance from him. To onlookers, it look like she was doing some fancy one handed back flips, her movement was so swift and smooth. Leo knew she had the one Kunai, and when she chucked it, he was successfully able to dodge it. BUT a split second later, he suddenly had blood dripping from his brow. Kitsume was crouched down on the ground with a smirk on her face, while he was dodging, she pulled a second from between her breasts and chucked it, this one moved faster than the others, making it somewhat hard to detect. If it was one thing she mastered, it was how to properly aim and throw a kunai. If she would have aimed just an inch down and over, the Kunai would have hit him square in the eye. The blood dripping from his brow, would be enough to call the match.
"That's round two"
She stood up from the crouching position she was in, and prepared herself for the next round. She had the hilt of her blade in hand and took a defensive stance, she knew this next round was gonna be no holding back. She was swift and it seemed they were both pretty evenly matched at this point.

 

As the two got closer to the tavern, they heard a commotion just out front.
"Oh I wonder whats going on over there"
"Don't even think about it, we are here for food and seek shelter for the night. Not mingle with others. Besides you're paying"
Serako waved her hand dismissively and began walking of
"Serako!"
Serako turned to face her brother and stuck her tongue out at him, Shiro crossed his arms in annoyance
"We need to keep a low profile Serako"
Serako turned on her heel and gave another dismissive wave as she walked off
"Oh come on brother, you gotta live a little"
Shiro facepalmed as his sisters carelessness
"That girl is gonna be the death of me"
He shook his head and entered the tavern. He knew his sister could handle herself and if there was trouble, he wouldn't be to far away.
Serako approached the crowd, pulling the mask up on her face to hide her face and keep a low profile. She quietly walked up behind Red and began watching the show. Even with the mask on her face, it was obvious she was enjoying the show
"Sooo.....whats going on here"
she kept her attention on the two fighting

While the two were pretty evenly matched the first two rounds, this round would determine who was the better fighter. Both had different weapons and different fighting tactics. Kitsume was light and fast on her feet, and used a Katana which worked well in allowing her to move swiftly, but her blade was no match for a broad sword and she knew this. The katana was lighter and the metal softer, while a broadsword was heavier and the metal stronger. She had the swiftness, and he had the strength. Both had advantages and disadvantages. While Leo had the stronger sword, his swings would be slower than hers, BUT he also had a shield, which didn't give her much of an opening to work with. She would have to attack and do it quickly to land a hit. When Leo went to swing his sword, Kitsume moved quickly to dodge, she jumped backwards into a one handed flip, landing smoothly on her feet just a few feet away from him. which allowed just enough distance for her to plan her move. Holding the blade in both hands, she charged at him, moving quickly and began taking her swings with some fancy foot work, he was surprisingly able to keep up with her pace, blade meeting blade or blade meeting shield, she got a few close calls in, but it wasn't enough. When she saw an opening, she did a round about kick to the side of his face, hoping to make him stumble, but he was able recover faster than she had anticipated....

Falicita took the time to redress herself, unfortunately there wasn't any clean clothing in the room, so she was left wearing the blood stained shirt, for the time being. Later she will make a trip to the hot springs to clean up and put some clean clothing on. She took a seat in her brothers chair as Theo headed over to the door to let the two in. They had been bickering outside the door the entire time 'they are a noisy bunch aren't they?' she thought to herself, but found it rather humorous. They bickered like a married couple, the thought made her chuckle a little, but it was only loud enough for Theo to hear. As soon as he opened the door, the two fell silent and apologized to him in unison. Falicita was shocked at how fast they both reacted, but it didn't take long for the bickering to continue. All it took was for Theo to stare them down and let out a growl and they instantly silenced. Falicita was amused, he really did have high authority.

As introductions were made Falicita responds as her brother would. She gave a nod to Alkelda
"It's a pleasure to meet you as well. Thank you for coming on such short notice"
she smiled and then turned her attention to Ranulf as Theo made the introductions. Ranulf had been staring her down with furrowed brows which began to make her a bit uncomfortable. He was quickly snapped out of it when Theo cleared his throat. She tilted her head slightly
"Is there something wrong?"
Maybe he was looking at her awkwardly due to the blood on her clothing, she looked down at the blood soaked shirt.
"I apologize for being unkempt, we had a little... situation happen, just before you arrived, but it has been dealt with"
she looked up at him and smiled, then turned her attention to the both of them and gave them a slight bow. Wincing slightly at the pain in her rib as she did so. She cleared her throat before speaking, it was more a way to compose herself from the pain quickly
"Thank you both for coming"
she then looked up at Theo, she wasn't fully sure what information he had given them on the situation, or if he even told them anything at all. She did however have some questions for Theo, but thought it best to ask later on. She still felt awkward after hearing them call him king, and still wasn't sure how to react. So she did her best to remain composed as her brother would.