[Day 4 - LE] You Got Me...

[Matsu Nintoku]

The Matsu clearly did not take that tale at face value. If he had learned anything about the Unicorn is that they enjoyed to exaggerate their tales, to add some fantasy to make them feel greater. He had the hunch the Unicorn, in particular the Moto, loved to make such bragging fights and that it was such an integral part of their culture that they no longer seemed to distinguish the brags from real life.

"It is known" he said with a slight questioning inflection, not sure if that was the correct usage of the word the Moto always said.

He let the rain be the only sound between them, falling into silence after his words. His eyes set on the barbarian princess as his mind went through the events that happened yesterday.

"So..." he begun to say "Are you going to come down the horse or is this how you're going to try and kidnap me?" he lightly teased her.

[Moto Khulun]

She looks down as Oguro paced back and forth lightly, “I had not decided yet. Maybe you are not worth kidnapping, perhaps if you had some tribute worthy of me I might come down.”

[Matsu Nintoku]

"Tribute?" he let out a defiant 'hah' "What tribute could I have for Moto Khulun the..." he forced himself to remember "Tamer of Lions and wielder of Massacre?"

"But I understand," he conceded "Khulun-san is merely fearful of wetting her feet."

[Moto Khulun]

“My boots are very stylish,” she says with her best impression of a Crane maiden.

[Matsu Nintoku]

He smirked at her interpretation of a Crane.

"They'll look even more stylish when drenched in water and covered in mud."

[Moto Khulun]

“Say please,” she says in her Crane like haughty manner.

[Matsu Nintoku]

He almost considered saying please but then he remembered whom he was talking with. "No."

"You would lose all respect for me Khulun-san." he explained "So either you come down or... I'll get you."

"Either way its happening."

[Moto Khulun]

“I still have Massacre,” she says in her normal tone.

“Fine, but only because I choose to, Lion.” She dismounts and says, “You look even worse up close, still handsome though.”

[Matsu Nintoku]

"I am aware of that." he conceded before blushing at her compliment and looking away "You look fine yourself." he was unsure how to compliment a woman "The same as yesterday."

[Moto Khulun]

“I would hope so,” she says with a laugh.

“Did you find sleep after all that kumis?”

[Matsu Nintoku]

The word sleep made a cold shiver travel down his spine, the alcohol managed to drown some of the more vivid memories yet the sense of terror and unease still had remained with him keeping him from sleeping much. "Eventually, yes."

[Moto Khulun]

“What is it?” she says.

[Matsu Nintoku]

"What do you mean?" he replied hoping that she didn't mean what he thought she meant.

[Moto Khulun]

She let it go, a warrior does not prod another warrior without cause. She tilts her head upwards and says jokingly, “Were you this tall last night?”

[Matsu Nintoku]

He sighed in thanks for her not pushing her question. There might have been some therapeutic benefit to sharing those demons but he did not feel comfortable enough to share them.

"Unless kumis makes your body grown, yes, yes I was." he eyed here "And it couldn't be the kumis since you seem to be the same size."

"Though I must admit at one point I thought I was seeing two of you."