There were at least a few Kuge here, even some apparent heirs, so that seemed like it might really be a possibility. Maybe not much of a possibility for him, but he might of met someone here that'd be famous one day. "That would be nice, at the very least you'll know you competed against them, could be something you tell your children about."
"Well we are neighbors, but honestly we don't seem much of each other. There are several mountains between Badger land and Dragon land, and honestly neither side really crosses them."
"Honestly it'd probably be faster to come out of the mountains and travel through the plains here to get from one clan to the other."