Board Thread:World Map/@comment-25687356-20161030082420/@comment-24714922-20161030220123

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As Mugen and Keldran walked down the gravel road leading to Uzushiogakure Mugen couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow in surprise at the sight of the decorated gates, the perfectly carved Shinigami statues on either side of the gate where as impressive as they were disturbing. As they neared the gates the rest of the small village began to come into view, he could see people running about; children played in the streets, parents talked in the streets and stall chefs cooked meals with such powerful aromas that Mugen couldn’t help but salivate a little. Uzushigakure was still standing, and more than anything the village was thriving.

As they entered the village the smells became stronger and they were welcomed by warm smiles and waves. Mugen looked around taking the sights, two things caught his attention. First there was the large temple with the Shinigami motif, he was seeing a pattern here and he wasn’t sure he enjoyed it. Secondly was the large grey windowless cube of a building which seemed to have guards posted to it. Something has to be going on here he thought to himself, a building like that didn’t seem to have any purpose and he could barely quell his curiosity. He looked to Keldran to see if he had taken that into notice.

As he looked at Keldran, Mugen was approached by a young girl who showed interest in his overly long grey hair. Judging by the softer expression on his face Mugen had a soft spot for children; maybe it was because she reminded him of his own sister. He turned his head so his long hair fell in front of her so she could feel it. She’d find it to be surprisingly soft despite its appearance. After she was done he would flick his hair back behind him and look up as they were approached by a man who appeared to be the girl’s father. He introduced himself as Hozo Uzumaki and his daughter as Yahime. Keldran did the introductions for them and Mugen gave a small salute by touching two fingers to his right eyebrow and flicking them out “Nice to meet you”.

Hozo invited them to a meal at his table, something that set Mugen on guard instantly. Despite the kind gesture it was odd to invite someone in upon meeting them. Was this a trap? Mugen couldn’t be sure, he recalled the two Red Lion men they had encountered earlier who had been double crossed by the Uzumaki and left for dead, but white side were the Uzumaki on? He couldn’t be sure. Keldran accepted the invite; no doubt he also weighed their options carefully before answering. Mugen nodded in agreement “Thank you that would be fantastic, I can only eat so much jerky before my body wants some fresh foods” He would wait for Hozo to lead and would follow along, giving Keldran a quick look of uncertainty, his expression briefly read “Be on guard”.