Chapter 5: Chapter 5: Change’s tides arrive

Minako Kijuro loved his family. His daughter Minako Rize was truly a…unique girl even before he settled down with his wife in Naebashi, he was a man who valued peace and quiet. Which is why he took such a liking to the Great Northern forest: the immense trees that overshadowed the village and the quiet away from the hustle and bustle of the city was just how he liked it.

 

Looking at his daughter who was eating the freshly butchered Dern they had hunted, he smiled and took a cut of his own meat and enjoyed the tender perfectly cooked tenderloin.

 

*BANG*

 

Kijuro stood up and frowned at the sudden noise.

 

“Open up! This is the imperial army on orders from Crown Prince Ryoma himself” the voice filled with confident authority came from outside.

 

Getting out from behind the table Kijuro approached the door and turned to his wife “Nyoko, I need you to watch Rize and don’t let her out of your sight.”

 

Rize’s eyes were full of confusion as she watched her father open the door. A thread of fear wrapped around her heart thinking something bad was happening though she didn’t fully understand she could read the atmosphere in the room.

 

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Opening the door Kijuro’s eyes fell on a regular soldier who was significantly smaller in bulk than himself.

 

“A-are you the man of the house?” the soldier stuttered as his tone became significantly less demanding. Looking around to see in the home only to have Kijuro quickly cover up the doorway with his broad shoulders.

 

“Yes, I am the man of the house. Is there anything I can help you with?” Kijuro gave a standard response with a small smile to disarm the tension. “What can I do to help the good men of our imperial army?”

 

The Soldier physically seemed to relax “all villagers are to meet at the town center immediately an announcement is about to take place.”

 

Kijuro nodded “alright let me get ready and tell my family I will be going out then” he smiled turning around to shut the door.

 

The Soldier grabbed Kijuro by the shoulder “Civilian, when we say all the villagers we mean including families please. Sorry for any inconvenience.” Kijuro nodded and continued inside. His eyes showed no worry, just confidence as he stood before his wife and daughter.

 

“Nyoko, Rize come out, it is okay, no one is going to hurt us” he waved the two of them forward as they cautiously made their way forward to join Kijuro.

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