5th Legion 1197

Oiku 26th Day of Akodo

Akodo Eichi was hot, his armour was beginning to itch with the sweat and the dust of the road. He shifted uncomfortably on his horse and silently cursed his clan for not showing emotion in public. He desperately wanted to wipe the sweat from his brow, but Lion Clan military rules did not allow the removal of the jingasa during a march. He signalled the nearest Chui - an eager young Matsu named Miura “Miura-san, please ride your unit ahead and find a suitable site for us to stop for the evening.” She nodded “Of course Taisa-sama.”

Hopefully he would be able to find a quiet bath house to soak the dirt of the road off his skin. He sighed and looked at his legion spaced out along the road behind him. He doubted he would even be able to find a bath house where the water was clean let along hot.

His orders had been simple. Move the 5th Legion to the border between Lion and Dragonfly lands and await orders. He had not questioned these orders, such was not his role in the Lion army, but he could not fathom why the Tonbo would court certain destruction at the hands of the Lion.