KHULUN!!!!! (D7, LE, around Khulun's Yurt)

[Soshi Yuuru]

He smiled, "That's perfectly fine. Do you have the jerky too? I should keep giving these things a try... may end up here for a while."

[Moto Khulun]

She nods and then gives him a small pouch of jerky and pours water into a small cup and offers that as well and smile, "Have you tried it before?"

[Soshi Yuuru]

He shook his head, "What type of animal is this in particular?"

[Moto Khulun]

"Probably goat... maybe cattle... pig? Tasty, yes? Sometimes horse," she says in reply.

[Soshi Yuuru]

He sinks his teeth into it and tears off a piece. His jaw tries to work at the meat for a few seconds, "Tough stuff neh? I usually carry dried fish with me when I'm in the woods... lasts longer than some other things. Does this last pretty long too?"

[Moto Khulun]

"Lasts long, good to eat on long rides," she says in reply.

"You like?" Khulun asks interested in his response.

[Soshi Yuuru]

He nodded, "Flavorful. I could see eating it on a longer mission deep into the Shinomen. Does it give off a smell? I'd hate to have a run-in with another tiger over the smell of horse meat in my pack."

[Moto Khulun]

"Not too much, but I am used to it, so I don't know," she says biting into a piece.

[Soshi Yuuru]

He nodded, "You all have tigers out where you came from?"

[Moto Khulun]

“The big cats? I have heard of such things, seen lions and sand tigers… even heard stories of the giant birds, the rocs, I think, why?” she says as she chews.

[Soshi Yuuru]

"Just wondering. I've only ever seen one in the Shinomen woods here in the empire. Ended up killing it after it attacked me. Was wondering if that's the kind of pelt you all would use for your blankets and stuff."

[Moto Khulun]

“Wolves, tigers, predators… whatever has good fur and skins,” she says with a shrug.

“What is Shino-men?”

[Soshi Yuuru]

Yuuru nodded, "I should have brought it."

He then answered her question, "It's a vast forest on the western edge of the empire. Due south from your lands over the mountains. It's populated by a race of snake-men called Naga, bandits, a new minor clan, and far more foul creatures that lurk in its depths... It's where I conduct my duties on a day-to-day basis."

[Moto Khulun]

“You fight the snake men?” she asks with interest.

“I thought snake men were not enemies? Or is that lie?”

[Soshi Yuuru]

"They were. We fought a campaign against them a couple years ago. Some joined our cause and are working to integrate themselves into the Empire... others that remain continue to fight. And yes... I have fought with them before. Wrestled one to the ground on one occasion."