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getting rid of them. And no one ever knows anything about us for
sure. They have their suspicions. But you may have noticed, both
my uncle Kenji and I can appear in many different guises. The
Tribe are hard to recognize, in addition to possessing many other
arts.”

“Will you tell me more about them?” Kaede was fascinated by this
world that lay in the shadows of the world she knew.

“I can tell you a little. Not everything. Later, when we cannot be
overheard.”

From outside a crow called harshly.

Shizuka said, “I learned two things from my cousin. One is that
Takeo has not left Yamagata. Arai has search parties out and
guards on the highway. They will be concealing him within the
town.”

The crow cried again. Aah! Aah!

I might have passed his hiding place today, Kaede thought. After a
long moment she said, “What was the second thing?”

“An accident may occur on the road.”

“What sort of accident?”

“To me. It seems Arai does want to get rid of me, as you put it.

But it is planned to look like an accident, a brigand attack,
something like that. He cannot bear that I should live, but he does
not wish to offend you outright.“

“You must leave.” Kaede’s voice rose with urgency. “As long as
you are with me, he knows where to find you.”

“Shush,” Shizuka warned. “I’m only telling you so you won’t do
anything foolish.”

“What would be foolish?”

“To use your knife, to try to defend me.”

“I would do that,” Kaede said.

“I know. But you must keep your boldness and those skills hidden.
Someone is traveling with us who will protect me. More than one
probably. Leave the fighting to them.”