Akane took her leave without another word, her business there was done and honestly it would be preferable to get some distance from her latest bloodbath. The ronin kept a good pace already thinking over what she'll do next, perhaps find a good place to camp for the night. It was then a certain kid called to her, it was also at this point Akane noticed just how... feminine he sounded, yet she quickly dismissed the thought thinking it was probably nothing, perhaps he simply hasn't hit purity... odd as that might be for a boy of his apparent age. 

[color=slateblue]"... Uh... what?"[/color] Akane frowned, did she hear this boy correctly? [color=slateblue]"For a servant you have some unexpected coin, or are you stealing from your lord?"[/color] She sighed and massaged her temples, who the hell was this kid? [color=slateblue]"Look, dirty money or not its best you forget about a ronin like me. Don't know what kind of impression my display left on you, but I'm the farthest thing from a 'hero' as you can get, believe me."[/color]

Akane's paused, her expression notably softened and again she sighed. [color=slateblue]"But... I guess I also chased you out of the only tavern for miles around, so the least I can do is offer you a warm fire but nothing more. Come"[/color] She turned back to continue forwards and waved for the kid to follow. Maybe she'll regret taking on an extra body like this, it usually never ends well, but for whatever reason she was in particularly altruistic mood. 

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