[color=A0A0A0][h2]Fleuri Jodeau[/h2][/color]

[i][color=A0A0A0]So this man came here with a foreign lord[/color][/i] Fleuri thought to himself.  [i][color=A0A0A0]A warrior retainer, no doubt.[/color][/i]  The tournament was after all an important part of Thaln's diplomacy, and Fleuri suspected that this foreign warrior would be participating on his lord's behalf.

[color=A0A0A0]"I presume you will participate in the tournament?  I've seen Akitsushiman swordsmanship before, it was awe-inspiring."[/color]

Fleuri wondered if this man might know of Rui.  Surely someone of such great skill- and distinct wounds- would be renowned in her homeland.

And of skill, he also wondered just how formidable a fighter this man would be.  If Fleuri's hunch was right and this foreigner was brought all this way to Thaln to participate the tournament, there must be great confidence in his fighting ability.

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