Vandesdelca
Super-Earth
- Joined
- Jun 1, 2014
Jin followed Fuu slowly down the side of the hill, his steps quickening down the slope until he hit the bottom at a light job. Well, that was quite enough exercise for the day... He needed food, rest, and a nice hot bath -- it would slake most of the pain, he hoped. This would be an ideal place to lay low until the chaos back down south calmed down a little. They'd send word ahead, though, and they'd have to be careful about guards in the big cities... Edo would be a pain. Maybe they'd be better off circling back toward Nagasaki...
"This way," Jin said simply, keeping his pace level as he walked along both behind her and in front of her given that she was walking backwards. He overtook her in time and led her along the winding trail to the end of the village, off the beaten path and through a thicket of bamboo around the side of the would-be mountain. Steam started to fill the air, rocks providing a natural ring around the hot springs that soon became apparent as they wound their way around the bend.
"Here we are," Jin said softly, eyes hungrily drinking in the expanse of hot water. It would do a body good to sit there for a time, resting weary bones. "We can rest here," Jin said, reaching into his hakama pants and withdrawing the small bag he'd managed to keep hidden, filled with the coins he'd obtained when he'd saved that man from the Yagyu -- the guards had been interested in hurting Jin, after all, not stripping him of what little else he'd had. "... I still have a bit of money. In a bit, I'd like you to head into town to get me some clothes and food." After that... they'd be on their own and have to get money from odd jobs.
Such was life, he supposed.
"This way," Jin said simply, keeping his pace level as he walked along both behind her and in front of her given that she was walking backwards. He overtook her in time and led her along the winding trail to the end of the village, off the beaten path and through a thicket of bamboo around the side of the would-be mountain. Steam started to fill the air, rocks providing a natural ring around the hot springs that soon became apparent as they wound their way around the bend.
"Here we are," Jin said softly, eyes hungrily drinking in the expanse of hot water. It would do a body good to sit there for a time, resting weary bones. "We can rest here," Jin said, reaching into his hakama pants and withdrawing the small bag he'd managed to keep hidden, filled with the coins he'd obtained when he'd saved that man from the Yagyu -- the guards had been interested in hurting Jin, after all, not stripping him of what little else he'd had. "... I still have a bit of money. In a bit, I'd like you to head into town to get me some clothes and food." After that... they'd be on their own and have to get money from odd jobs.
Such was life, he supposed.