| [Mar. 12th, 2009|11:12 pm] |
Asuma leaned against the doorframe and kept his feet on the hallway side of the threshold. Ginta had apparently retained his sense of indoor manners, at least when it came down to where he wore his shoes, but Asuma didn't plan on unlacing himself and then re-lacing himself after thirty seconds just to make nice. Easier to stay outside.
"All I heard was that a demon tried to eat my hometown and choked on a man," he murmured, hooking his hands into his pockets. Twin metal bracelets slid down to catch against his wrists. "I was past the eastern border of Kaze no Kuni and heading for the coast. Caught a rumour, paid about everything I had for the fastest hawk I could find, and got enough back to know my family was still breathing. The Fox'd already been dead for six months by then, and the Old Man was back in charge. Wasn't much point coming home."
Saying it now, he felt like an ass. But the truth was the truth, and one angry sixteen-year-old who hadn't gotten over himself would've only been a distraction to the reinstated Sandaime.
Put like that, it almost sounded convincing. He pulled a face at himself while Ginta hunted for his money.
"So you were in the second wave," Asuma prompted, eyeing the lean figure amongst the nice surroundings. Ginta's room contained actual furnature. "Is it true the Fourth took it head on?" |
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