originally posted in:The New Dojo
He continued on his way, smiling and waving a hand in greeting when he spotted her, though she noticed he also shifted his left arm slightly to be in a better position to quickly grab the shield on his back if necessary.
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Suzume greeted him with a traditional courteous bow, after which she stepped down from the ridge, slowly approaching the figure in the distance, each stride graceful and full of energy. She now noticed the figure in the distance did not appear to be human as she approached him, and her curiosity only grew more.
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When they got within about ten feet of each other, he smiled again and returned the bow, albeit more clumsily in armor. “Hello and good day to you.”
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“Greetings, and a good day to you as well.” Suzume returns his smile, her golden lion-like tail twitching around. “What brings you to the edge of the forest?”
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“Simply traveling through, what of yourself?” His eyebrows pop up ever so slightly at the sight of the tail, but return to normal a moment later.
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“Enjoying the serenity and the view. And the quiet. City is far too noisy for my liking.”
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“I agree. It’s much more pleasant out in the natural world.”
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Suzume nods, looking around and smiling a bit. “Yes, it is vey lovely. Nothing beats it, it seems.”
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“Some things do, but not much. I’m Ali by the way.”
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She turns to him and nods. “Suzume Hiroshi. I am just a wandering ronin, traveling across all manner of distant and faraway lands.”
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“Well I’m in much the same boat, a paladin with neither a church nor a master, but I make it work.” He says with a shrug and a chuckle.
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“As do I. Fitting that we should be of similar backgrounds and run into each other in such a serene place..”
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“Fate has a sense of humor, at least some of the time.”
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“Indeed...though in my experience, fate has led to destruction and heartbreak, but I shall not speak about that..”
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“Never said it wasn’t a cruel humor, but I can’t change it, so why waste time mourning the fact.” He says with a shrug.
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Suzume nods. “Agreed..” She then turns to the side, gazing around again and slowly reaching up and removing her large black jingasha, revealing her feline ears.
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He cocks his head ever so slightly to the side in curiosity, then shrugs as he remembers his own appearance and makes no comment. “So are you traveling to anywhere?”
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“At the present, no. I only arrived here recently, and I intend to stay for some time. Whether or not that proves to be detrimental to me or not is yet to be seen.”
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“Well, it’ll be nice to see you around.”