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A busy morning at the Yaneura-gumi's headquarters. The armies of Saiongaso have won a resounding victory over their foes — a victory which we were instrumental in making possible for them. In the meantime, Haruo is busy assisting two Nichiren priestesses with their negotiations with Clan Mōfō over how to proceed into the final stages of their campaign. They are all very concerned with how much we can accomplish; they do not want to promise anything we can't actually provide.
The elder priestess, Romi, is constantly sending messages back and forth to the Mōfō clan leaders. The younger one, Mariko, often comes to ask Teruyoshi and I questions like, "If we station you in a mountain pass like such-and-so, how many enemies could you hold that pass against? What if they had spearmen, not just swordsmen?" or "How many foot soldiers of Ayamari can you take down in a frontal attack on a wide-open city street?" or "If you had to hold an eight-foot-wide gate against any number of enemies for 6 hours, what weapons and supplies would you require?"
Truly, they are trying to plan for every contingency. Teruyoshi and I stay in the courtyard at Yaneura HQ, sparring and waiting for Mariko to come with interesting and imagination-firing questions. Sometimes, we are sent on brief sorties, but I think they want us to conserve our strength.
In the evenings, I try to stop by Kusatsu on my way home, and learn more of its byways. It turns out that Jō staff fighting needs some strange adaptations to work properly there, and I am still trying to accustom myself to the proper ways.
The elder priestess, Romi, is constantly sending messages back and forth to the Mōfō clan leaders. The younger one, Mariko, often comes to ask Teruyoshi and I questions like, "If we station you in a mountain pass like such-and-so, how many enemies could you hold that pass against? What if they had spearmen, not just swordsmen?" or "How many foot soldiers of Ayamari can you take down in a frontal attack on a wide-open city street?" or "If you had to hold an eight-foot-wide gate against any number of enemies for 6 hours, what weapons and supplies would you require?"
Truly, they are trying to plan for every contingency. Teruyoshi and I stay in the courtyard at Yaneura HQ, sparring and waiting for Mariko to come with interesting and imagination-firing questions. Sometimes, we are sent on brief sorties, but I think they want us to conserve our strength.
In the evenings, I try to stop by Kusatsu on my way home, and learn more of its byways. It turns out that Jō staff fighting needs some strange adaptations to work properly there, and I am still trying to accustom myself to the proper ways.
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