Post by Orie Hidehira on Aug 10, 2006 14:38:09 GMT -5
"Well, good that you got out of there then," Orie responded shortly. Ultimately, he didn't care. He had enough to worry about, with the consequences of letting Akihito run away awaiting him. He supposed that the prince was most likely no longer alive though, just like the rest of the population. He hadn't found the boy in the town no matter how hard he looked, and he was sure the noble had hidden in some China-bound ship. Alone in that foreign enemy country, he was as good as dead.
If the girl were nicer (and not a real threat to his well-being), he supposed he would've apologized to her for leading her fiancee to that end, but he wasn't so eager to get stuck through with needle holes. "I'm not going to tell the Shogun, so rest easy. I doubt he'd care about any news he'd receive from a commoner like me," he explained. "Now if you'll excuse me, I've got an appointment waiting."
If the girl were nicer (and not a real threat to his well-being), he supposed he would've apologized to her for leading her fiancee to that end, but he wasn't so eager to get stuck through with needle holes. "I'm not going to tell the Shogun, so rest easy. I doubt he'd care about any news he'd receive from a commoner like me," he explained. "Now if you'll excuse me, I've got an appointment waiting."
