[ Such a good uchigatana. You’re a credit to your class, Captain. Yagen obligingly lets him catch up, until they’re both matched in pace. But he does scratch his chin thoughtfully at that question. ]

I wouldn’t say I have, but this is a bit like scouting for enemy troops, so…

[ He’s used to the encroaching darkness, claustrophobia, limitless potentials for enemy ambush in every nook and shadow, as well as the eerie silence of the evening, broken up by the occasional chirping of cicadas. ]

You’d better watch your step, Izuminokami.