The return of the notorious and flirtatious poet to the group appeared to have Kaede in dark, murderous spirits. Again Asuka was met with that very face she recognized from their last battle in Okagawa, cruel, fearsome, and dripping with the scent of certain demise to come forth unto the woman who both warriors looked upon as having no right, no right at all to be brandishing a daisho upon her very hip, a hip that sometime the night before a hand may have caressed, as with lips that may have been kissed...such as those...other lips. Was this all the woman had come for along this very treacherous and indeed perilous pilgrimage to the high peak of Mount Fuji? The thought of it seemed to anger Asuka as well, but she kept her inner thoughts and emotions of despicable anger at ease while Kaede, more brazen than the ronin, displayed hers with much disdain and contempt for the libidinous woman, her hand already at the motion of drawing forth her blade and making a bloodbath out of this...unfortunate re-acquaintance.

"Oro? Umm...K-kaede-dono?" But would Asuka dare to stand in the vicious warpath this half-demon samurai was about to embark upon. Were she a fool, then yes, despite maybe having a bit of the upper hand in battle, but the ronin, as always, was opting for more of a less-violent approach. Still...part of her was yearning to see Noriaki have her just due, the loathsome coward. Looking onward with a bit of concern for the anger boiling about her fellow warrior, Asuka was a bit surprised when the woman from before approached them yet again, carrying a letter believed to be from...the honorable Emperor, and of course, she wished to join the protectors. "We are honored to have you among our group, that we are, Ageha-dono." However, there was a tad unsettling feeling within the pit of the samurai's stomach, the new girl...she was looking upon the miko...with eyes that seemed to match those Asuka first set upon Hanami. [i]Oro? Is she....infatuated by Miko-dono?[/i] Jealousy was never right to the humble ronin, but right now...Asuka was certain she was feeling it.