[color=BA55D3]"Contribute nothing?  You dare imply a Tengu would not carry her weight?"[/color] Himeko stated, astonished.  How dare this girl!  She had to be taught a lesson.  Drawing her blade, Himeko did not swing it, merely point it to the ground.  Soon, Charlotte would find a strong wind knock into the back of her knees, likely catching her off guard.  Another wind from there pushed her into the ground so she found herself in a kneeling pose before long.  The Tengu merely laughed, [color=BA55D3]"Kneeling already?"[/color]  She almost cackled as she sheathed her blade.  [color=BA55D3]"Your path is fraught with danger young human.  And a Tengu is one of the fastest and strongest in the world.  Some say the eldest among us are on level with dragons.  You should be begging me to join you."[/color]

That was out of the way now.  Of course that human could see her worth now!  [color=BA55D3]"As for my interest in it, I suppose I could tell you..."[/color]  Since Charlotte was, if nothing else, her traveling companion from now on.  [color=BA55D3]"The Tengu mountain has a great amount of wind storms protecting it's borders from outsiders.  One day, however, the storms disappeared without reason and an attack was launched on the city.  In the meantime, someone snuck in and stole an ancient artifact that could cause no end of trouble.  Not that we care, but we want what is ours."[/color]