dream lanterns

Times of uprising? Nihon had times of peace like any other nation, but it too had strife like the rest. When he left he knew things were dangling off the edge, the cusp of change drawing ever closer, but he wondered how bad it had truly gotten. What had happened in his absence? If nothing else this was a chance to know and learn. He considered her words for a moment longer, knowing something had happened just not what.

"I have been absent for quite some time, what happened?" He pressed, wishing to know more. And then she supplied her name, notably without a last name. Perhaps she did not have one...but the vivid markings on her coat truly suggested otherwise. His lips pressed thin. "Hattori." He said, watching her reaction carefully, if she was indeed a somebody she would recognise his clan's name, note the weight it carried. Or at least it used to, for all he knew.