I only wanted the life I'd read about and dreamed

To say that he was nervous was an understatement. He waited for what felt like forever for the Kaicho to appear, though in reality it was no more than a few minutes. While he had gone over everything in his mind, once the man finally arrived it was like everything he had planned to say disappeared. He swallowed hard, trying to keep his composure and not give away his anxiety. Kunai had wanted to greet the man first but his loss for words left him open mouthed and quiet for a moment too long and easily giving Hanzo time to speak.

It wasn't the greeting he expected, but an easy one instead. He almost sighed a breath of relief. "I'm getting there," he started in their native tongue, assuming it to be his preferred method. "I wanted to thank you for saving my life, and properly introduce myself. I've brought you a fresh meal, if you have the time." He didn't want to keep the man from any important duties if arranging a meeting later would be better for him.

"Speech!" ─ "Japanese!"

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