[Day 8, Early Evening] Goshi on the Rocks... Er, Docks (expecting)

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

"That's how you're meant to do it! I just tried eat it whole. Probably explains all the looks I was getting. In my defense, ain't seen many mangoes before."
As for the commerce, Rin just looks uncomfortable and nods.
"Mmmmhm."

"Gener'ly, we do things a bit differently in th'Fleet."

[Suzume Rin]

"Gener'ly, we do things a bit differently in th'Fleet."

Rin nods
"Ain't my business to tell people how they should be doing things. Least of all in a fleet, never been in one before."

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

Rin nods
"Ain't my business to tell people how they should be doing things. Least of all in a fleet, never been in one before."

"Well, just 'member, Minor Clanners gotta stick t'gether!"

[Suzume Rin]

"Well, just 'member, Minor Clanners gotta stick t'gether!"

"Yeah we do! I mean, if you put every minor clanner together..we'd almost be a small Great Clan! People would probably respect us a bit more then, let us speak in the courts and what not."

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

"Yeah we do! I mean, if you put every minor clanner together..we'd almost be a small Great Clan! People would probably respect us a bit more then, let us speak in the courts and what not."

A Minor Clan Alliance...

"Might be somethin' there..."

[Suzume Rin]

A Minor Clan Alliance...

"Might be somethin' there..."

Some kinda suicide team

"Well...tought though right? We're all spread out. Us up in the hills, y'all in the island. Hare over on the river, Centipede in their valley and the Badger are who knows where."

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

Some kinda suicide team

"Well...tough though right? We're all spread out. Us up in the hills, y'all in the island. Hare over on the river, Centipede in their valley and the Badger are who knows where."

"Yeah, but we got th'run'a th'coast, the Tortoise got some reach a ways inland..."

[Suzume Rin]

"Yeah, but we got th'run'a th'coast, the Tortoise got some reach a ways inland..."

Rin winces

"Oh yeah, the Tortoise...they're...definitely a clan...of samurai...that is not a great clan."

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

Rin winces

"Oh yeah, the Tortoise...they're...definitely a clan...of samurai...that is not a great clan."

"Some bad blood there?"

[Suzume Rin]

"Some bad blood there?"

"Well...they ain't got a path, do they? Son of Heaven definitely sees their use but...and I don't know many Kasuga, but to me they just..well they're meant to be all smugglers and pirates and ner'do'wells aren't they?"

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

"Well...they ain't got a path, do they? Son of Heaven definitely sees their use but...and I don't know many Kasuga, but to me they just..well they're meant to be all smugglers and pirates and ner'do'wells aren't they?"

"Some folks say that 'bout us. Mantis, I mean."

[Suzume Rin]

"Some folks say that 'bout us. Mantis, I mean."

"Ummm, well yeah..some do. But y'all are traders, right? You and Hirame-sama ain't criminals or anything like that, you're good samurai."

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

"Ummm, well yeah..some do. But y'all are traders, right? You and Hirame-sama ain't criminals or anything like that, you're good samurai."

"An'same goes for th'Tortoise, in their way. An' in some foreign ports, they c'n be good t'have at your back."

She paused.

"Well. 'Ccordin' t'Cap'n Kaito, anyhow. Never been m'self."

[Suzume Rin]

"An'same goes for th'Tortoise, in their way. An' in some foreign ports, they c'n be good t'have at your back."

She paused.

"Well. 'Ccordin' t'Cap'n Kaito, anyhow. Never been m'self."

"Right...there's gotta be good ones, right? Otherwise the son of heaven wouldn't let them run around...yeah, Captain-sama probably knows more about it than I do."

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

"Right...there's gotta be good ones, right? Otherwise the son of heaven wouldn't let them run around...yeah, Captain-sama probably knows more about it than I do."

That got a fresh laugh.

"Damn sure he knows more'n I do!"

[Suzume Rin]

That got a fresh laugh.

"Damn sure he knows more'n I do!"

"He has ta, it's like being a sensei. You don't become a sensei unless you know more than everyone else..least that's what mine said."

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

"He has ta, it's like being a sensei. You don't become a sensei unless you know more than everyone else..least that's what mine said."

"Now I think they gotta meet... just t'see who knows more."

[Suzume Rin]

"Now I think they gotta meet... just t'see who knows more."

Quickly

"Well, sensei of course. He knows the name of all the stars and all the plants. He knows how to beat 3 warriors at once with just a bokken!"
My sensei could beat up your sensei.

[Yukikaze no Kasumi]

"Well, sensei of course. He knows the name of all the stars and all the plants. He knows how to beat 3 warriors at once with just a bokken!"

"An Cap'n Kaito knows Ivindi, how t'get to th'Ivory Kingdoms, led me through seven sea-fights an' one shore-scrap, an'he once beat a shark t'death with an oar..."

[Suzume Rin]

"An Cap'n Kaito knows Ivindi, how t'get to th'Ivory Kingdoms, led me through seven sea-fights an' one shore-scrap, an'he once beat a shark t'death with an oar..."

"Sensei Domogu-sama don't know Ivindi...'cause he can say everything he needs to with a glance. Domogu-sama was once bitten by a viper out on the plains, and after three days in agonising pain, the viper died."