Akane very well couldn't miss that frown from her companion, it seemed her assumptions were spot on... unfortunately. After the villages left them alone, Saku didn't waste a moment in questioning the ronin and of course his concerns were on potential deaths that might come from leaving a wolf wandering the wilderness. It was funny though Anka had a point wolves had long been hunted to nothingness so for one to appear now was... interesting. 

The ronin sighed. [color=slateblue]"What happens to these people doesn't really concern us, they have plenty of hunters so I'm sure they'll be able to put it down."[/color] Akane shifted her gaze to the kid, looking right into his widened eyes. [color=slateblue]"Besides, fighting a beast like this is very different from fighting another man, and even more dangerous I'd wager."[/color] 

Saku mumbled something to himself, which Akane didn't quite catch, but still understood the gist. In response she rubbed her temples and once again sighed. [color=slateblue]"Do you really want to stay behind?"[/color] 

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