Board Thread:Important Logs/@comment-26510601-20170503220630/@comment-26510601-20170504030433

Another village with its strings pulled by the Akatsuki, while The Drunken Dogs had the eyes and ears of the land; the Akatsuki simply had the land. Things seemed nice on the outside which Ieyasu found pleasant, it was once they reached inside this inner sanctum that these pleasantries were no more. The group was now in the belly of the beast, with the rest of the Akatsuki. The air was thick with apprehension, but Ieyasu chose to sit down anyway however he kept his senses about him.

Rippu's words were harsh, but this was probably how their dealings normally went. Ieyasu would look over to Yuudai, his thoughts briefly dwelling on how close he was with Gyugii. Things that tied the rest of the Akimichi to Yuudai to some degree, Ieyasu wondered if something were to happen what side Yuudai would take. Ieyasu knew where he stood however, Gouda was another Akimichi and one of the people that helped shape him into what he was now during their first journey together.

Something was unnerving however around all these people, even Asher felt the same way. They all grew so silent when Gouda asked about Gyugii's body. It made Ieyasu want to know too. He was starting to feel a little restless, his feet pressing to the ground; ready to move at any moment. It was like they were trying to convict Gouda for Death's well... death, but even Yuudai was there after they left Ame when they crushed the Land of Iron. If it happened well afterward that was another matter, but certainly something Gouda should've let the others known as at that point they would've really needed to be on guard and ready to strike.

If the silence kept up, Ieyasu would ask with a bit of grit in his voice, "Why are you all being quiet? Gyugii is family, we should know."

What was the Akatsuki's end goal in this meeting? There wasn't a clear outline and there were already reasons to be suspicious just from these passing seconds, it was only adding further to the tension.