D2LN - Pre Dawn Katas

[Shimizu Ryori]

"I sequestered Kyra all day because of the kumis last night, she felt very pent up, and when I let her out she became energetic and playful. The shinjo felt that was inappropriate after she startled one of the storytellers sitting by the camp fire. " he draws his own blade and begins warming up some kata " they became insulting implying my sister had no place in polite company" he shakes his head.

[Moto Khulun]

“Perhaps more for others than you, Lion. Crane and Phoenix are very… traditional, perhaps Lion too now that I recall. Misunderstandings within Unicorn can be violent but we handle them and then are friends again,” she says as she trains.

“Kyra is cuddly but also predator, yes? We lose many to big cats along the way and other things. Some still hold scars.”

She shrugs and adds, “Perhaps just not right company, I do not know. I am curious, does sequ... sekwester mean to keep out of sight?”

[Shimizu Ryori]

He begins moving a little faster, "hai, when I realized how potent kumis was I wanted to watch Kyra before letting her out on it, she stayed in the yurt from shortly after dinner until it was time for the Ide's test." He smiles " though she was too hyper at that point to visit the test" he hmms " we did drop by the stables during our morning walk, it appeared some of the Otaku warhorses had gotten lightly injured, is all well?"

[Moto Khulun]

"Nothing serious, Otaku horses are a superior breed," she says proudly.

"Is Kyra-chan, okay?"

[Shimizu Ryori]

He nods "That is obvious " he smiles "I think Kyra has much of her energy out of her system now"

[Moto Khulun]

“Then perhaps it shall be as sand in the deserts, think no more of it. It shall be as nothing,” she says sheathing her blade.

“Horses are important to Unicorn, perhaps as important as Kyra-chan is to you.”

[Shimizu Ryori]

He nods "I am seeing that, the lion have small units of calvary but nothing like your magnificent steeds, it is quite overwhelming at times"

He continues through his maneuvers, though young and possibly untested, his forms show practice, skill, and promise.

[Moto Khulun]

"I would like to see the Lion cavalry," she says.

"Perhaps we can learn from each other."

[Shimizu Ryori]

"That is what this entire festival is about, is it not?"

[Moto Khulun]

“You are correct,” she says with a laugh.

“Though I suspect there are not Lion cavalry here to speak with are there?”

[Shimizu Ryori]

He sheathes his blade "I am afraid not, two Akodo trained, one of the Matsu and one of the Akodo, two beastmasters, a bard from the Kitsu family, and one berserker."

[Moto Khulun]

“What is berserker? They train to go berserk? Is that good?” she asks.

[Shimizu Ryori]

"The Matsu school relies on strength and passion on creating fear and meeting every foe with overwhelming force, they fight like beasts with fury and fire, thier screams alone can rout armies"

[Moto Khulun]

"Matsu sound strong," she says.

"Matsu founder was strong samurai, yes?"

[Shimizu Ryori]

"Lady Matsu was the greatest warrior Rokugan has ever known, the strongest, most powerful, she was only defeated in combat three times, and they were by either dirty tricks, her own overconfidence, or the superior tactics of Akodo-kami.
On this very field she deafeated 100 men in the tournament of the Emerald champion. At the age of 80 she was called by Shinsei to stand with Otaku and the other thunders, she fought men a quarter her age at five to one odds for the right to stand as Akodo's champion."