OC: I only kill players that are trying to kill me or my sandy kin, you are not doing either. Not sure what type of adventure you are trying to have because you have been running in and out of villages since you came back so I am just going to make something up I guess.
IC:
She was not the type to attack first and ask questions later so she called out to him. She was certainly not her cohorts in that matter, she found killing wasteful and that combat was something that should be avoided whenever possible. She had to fight and kill to eat and while she enjoyed it in a rather perverse manner, she was hardly a glutton for battle. A war was brewing in Wind Country and as the pieces started to fall in place the scene that they created was terrifying. Ancients were being used to fuel the Diamyo's awesome war machine, making the Soverign hybrids of a caliber she had never seen before. Moreover it meant that some of her Ancient brethren had to be still alive also, somewhere. She had already resigned herself to the lonesome fate of being the last, that was why she violated Kaen the way she had. It was why she fed Kazuki's darker natures. She was going to recreate the genesis of the Courts through the fragile threads left in humanity that she shared a kinship with. She would have to find many pieces to make a whole. A lot of people would die to make her dream come true but humans were irrelevant if they defied the needs of their betters.
So yes, she was waiting for a
Soverign at the gates. She wanted to know exactly what they were with this au courant miscegenation. Her question now was --
Is Anatsu a Soverign?
She was prepared to combat Anatsu if necessary and if he was a Soverign she would enjoy the process however she was more curious than angry. She was confident enough in her skills to hold her own if she needed to until backup arrived but the truth be told she really did not want to share if he was something as significant as a Soverign. Sand would take Anatsu away if he was a Soverign, lock him up and probably forget about him. She wanted to cut Anatsu up and see what was inside if he was a Soverign. How the fire, or water, or stone melded with his bones. Would she be so lucky -- no. A girl can dream. A part of her was also curious,
why would he come back? There are only three reasons one would find themselves in the village hidden in the Sand, most would involve paperwork at the gates or a courier communicating to the loved one, friend or family member holed up in Wind Country. The secretive and defiant nature of his intrusion and departure would suggest to her that he was up to 'no good.' It was why she was curious. It was why she had to know.
Was he?
"Shihakata-san..."
He remembered her name. It sounded odd being said because she rarely used it.
"You have caught me twice. I am now at your mercy. I know with one whistle, Matsu will be here with many others."
He was not wrong, but again with the term 'caught.' She found the word choice odd, even if it came from a deviant. A part of her wondered if his words were predetermined, they lacked the emotion normal humans had when interfacing with each other or her for that matter. She furrowed her brow, her instinct was screaming that she should make that call. That she could get some sort of back-up because 'something was not right.'
"My family, friends, and home are all gone after the war."
"Which war?" There have been a number of wars this past decade, between the civil wars in Wind Country, the turmoil in Earth Country, and the treachery in Fire Country among the dire changes in the terrain of still others making the lands uninhabitable. The world itself seemed to be at war and it had been raging for some time.
"I offer you my service and loyalty until you release me ...in exchange for my life."
She expected him to flee or fight, she was only a Chuunin according to her title. Not something considered formidable in a fight, nor did she ever look the part -- still in a white leather dress and heels.
"Allow me to be your servant and disciple. I am at your mercy."
She would approach Anatsu and help him to his feet. What she did next would be odd, she would lean down (assuming Anatsu is about her height 6 feet) and press her ear against his chest. If he said something she would say
"Shh! I am trying to hear them scream." Yes, she figured out what Roku was once she learned of the Daimyo's plans, why there was screaming. Why he had such a voracious hunger for them. Why he, and therefore likely Anatsu, tasted awful.
She would hear nothing except a beating heart, the sounds of breath and the churning of his stomach with her keen sens of sound. It was hard to say what would have been better for him, to be a miscegenation of the Diamyo's making him no longer a savory treat but rather something to dissect or a delicious human.
"You sound human" [unless you don't] she concluded, disappointment laced her words.
"They won't care," she mused as she would pull herself away.
So 'disciple' it is.
She assumed he was lying his ass off and had no intention of sticking around. If she believed him what she did next would be very different.
"You're a shinobi," she could not remember from where. It might have been Leaf.
"Sunagakure needs shinobis," she continued simply.
"I am going to take you to my former boss, ANBU Captain Kaza... he'll know what to do," she decided. She trusted him more than she trusted Reaper and more than she trusted the Sennin trio. She was basically giving him accountability before he ran off. A part of her curious about why he was in Sand, she assumed it was for work by someone that did not care for them and as far as she was concerned whatever damage he had done to Sand would prove to be a boon for her in the long-run. Still, she could not let him leave, cousin Matsu was already onto her. If he left or escaped without her passing the buck (and blame), it would be her head.
"I am sure that he will grant you a better wage than our enemies or offer you a more suitable challenge if it is just a defiant wanderlust that has placed you on our doorstep again so soon."
[Topic Left? -- Trip to Obsidian for 'Kaza' or someplace Interesting like the Kazekage Tower if you would rather]
