Courts of the Crane Clan

They trained in an open courtyard behind the barracks. In the pouring rain. In full armour. Drills, tests of strength and endurance. And at such a pace that it was all Harun could do to keep up. Not even training with the Legion had been this gruelling. When moved onto defensive formations, Harun st...

The next day, Harun left Kyuden Hida in the pouring rain and headed for the Wall. The fifty bushi that Hida Nasu was taking to the wall set a strong pace that Harun was able to keep up with at first but was more difficult as the day went on. It had been only two months since Toshi Ranbo, two months ...

The next morning, Harun finished up a good session in the Hida dojo. He was beginning to get more acceptance with the other bushi that trained in the dojo. So, it was not just the Crab he sparred with, but a few from the Unicorn, Lion and Mantis Clans. Still, the Crane refused even to acknowledge hi...

In the late evening, Kyoumi sat in front of a low table spread with matching lacquered wood combs, brushes and a mirror while a servant took her hair down. Taking out the hairpins and placing them in a small round box. The servant chatted idly, as she had been asked to by Kyoumi. This was usually a ...

She’s very good

And that’s a Gaijin sword she has

The small desk in Karasu’s room was covered with paper. Letters, reports, missives, petitions…he went through them, some just required him to read, others the use of his seal. Many of them were concerning the fate of Toshi Ranbo, almost as soon as it had been taken by the Legions the age-old dispute...

Playable at all or any good?

The Emperor himself will be a card.

Thanks for Kakita Kaori for guest authoring this with me. I hope you like the scene. ---------- The cold stone chamber was as stoic as any of the Crab, large and cold. The new Voice had found a way of making it her own, however. Along one wall hung two long scrolls, each completed with perfect calli...

Harun received word from Nikako that Koneko had been found, but that she did not wish to see anyone. All Harun could do was convey his apologies and good wishes to her mother. He still did not know what he had done or said that had upset her so. He received word from Kyoumi as well, unmarked but for...