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It did comfort Yuu a little, so long as Toshi was there. But he still was in horror about the appearance of his inner demon and what it must have done in the past. And it probably would have been much worse if they weren't there to get things in line. He sighed in relief, sitting back up and wiping his dampened face with a sleeve and made a light smile, "Thank you.. I feel better.."

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"He is a filthy mix between the slave of another tribe and my father. We cannot kill him, so we make sure that his life is miserable. It is in our nature to be more hostile towards the lower classes in our clan as they are considered either a nuisance or someone we can hurt to pass the time," he grinned as he ran his finger over the lip of his tea cup, taking pleasure in the memories of the times where he had hurt Yuu and the marked. But he knew that they had a lot of similarities and Kaito was happy that he was fortunate enough to gain this new companion, even if Ai wasn't of the tengu species, "You do the same with Toshi, do you not?"

[Kaguya]

Toshi opened her eyes for a moment hearing Yuu speak but they closed just as swiftly as they had opened. Ken'ichi jamp from a branch above "You'll have to face yourself some day..." leaning down he helped Yuu up "There is nothing to fear, but fear itself... fear is a mind killer" his voice was gentle and warm "Don't worry about the past, it can not be changed or altered... look to the future, it's bright there" speaking those final words he ruffled Yuu's hair a little, almost as if he was a kid brother

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smiled evily as his friends words, he was both content that he had found a friend with the same out look on things, but as a race the Tengu somewhat amused him, Kaito obviously being an exception to that "Born as a none person, you should be treated as one till the day you die in my personal opinion..." he looked out the window as he spoke "Slaves shouldn't be killed as they can do the dirty tasks unfit for anyone else, so in that respect they do have some worth" this was what he believed and of course his voice mirrored it

On hearing the question about Toshi he turned and looked at Kaito "Man is the head of the house, followed by children and wife at the bottom of the food chain..." he looked down into his cup "As we are the only two remaining of the family... it would make me head of the family and she has to follow my orders... if she displeases me or disobey's I am within my right to do as I wish to punish her" his eyes looks at the slight waves within the liquid "She wanted to obey our parents wishes and marry someone she didn't even know than run away and be with me... for this she will be tormented and treated as a non-person till she or I recieve final death... More likely her as she will orevent anything happening to me" an evil smirk came to his face "After all I am the only family she has left" he chuckled a little

[Kamikaze Chinchilla]

Yuu was aware they were doing everything within their abilities to help him. And he nodded, though he knew for sure that the future held uncertainties and it could go either in the good direction or bad direction. But at least now, he had more hope than he did back when he was in the village.

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"And of course you have an idea of where they went," Kaito pushed his cup to the side before picking it up and sipping from it, thinking about various ways to punish Yuu. He grinned wickedly as he set the cup down. "And even more delightful for you when you have even more reason to punish her with," he said, referring to how Toshi went against Ai's wishes, "I suppose we should keep their hands intact so they can do the chores. And this time, we should at least put up a spell to make it difficult for them to leave again."

[Kaguya]

"Okay, so what would you like to do?" a smile remaining on his face as he asked but then his hand went to the back of his head as he chuckled lightly "We best get some training done, or Ira won't give you that sword back" she moved back to the spot he had met Nobuo knowing that area would be safe enough to trainin in without doing any harm to the surrounding area

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"I know that spell... it's her last resort when she is scared and trapped" he placed the cup down and smirked "She went to Midosi forest... Ira's domain, while they are in there they will be protected, and as they are in there Toshi will protect Ira... we need to be waiting for them to come out... and Ira will not let her leave unless she believe's Toshi will be safe, meaning Yuu will be training to be a guardian" he wanted his friend to know the exact situation as it stood, after all he knew how Ira was

Chuckled and shook his friends slightly to the suggestions of spells "We dont need to do that, my sister can counter act all spells if she wanted to, my parents and the forest around our home taught her well..." he closed his eyes once more "We just need to make them so scared of what will happen if they leave that they will not want to leave the safty of the household" he smirked "Although you are correct they do need their hands if they are to work... but we hand shatter them, heal them but leave the pain" his voice was cold and calulating as he spoke the sentance

[Kamikaze Chinchilla]

"Yes!" Yuu shouted, but backed off, blushing that he appeared so eager to hop on it. He still had to do something with Ira, who intended to keep Toshi there forever, and that was something he didn't want. But if he could show Ira that he was capable, he just might be able to free Toshi. So he followed Ken'ichi and prepared for the training.

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Kaito's eyes furrowed from the mention of Yuu training, and slammed a fist into the table, "That is preposterous! He does not deserve something like that unless it's to serve us better!" He stopped and bowed his head down, moving his hand back but he still showed some frustration, "I apologize for the outburst. I do know that Yuu will be easy. He has always been scared of silly things. But what of Toshi?"

[Kaguya]

Ken'ichi smiled as he seen Yuu's eagerness to train "If only Ai kun had been this eager" he chuckled slightly showing it was infact a compliment not an insult "Training is going to be diffrent for you as you are in fact splintered in spirit..." he bit his lip for a second as he though "You are going have to learn to tap into Nobuo's strength but keep your sence of self" he knew this would be tricky as Yuu was scared of Nobuo, though he sat down "Sit please... I have a few things that might help this excersise go a little faster"

Waiting for Yuu to sit he smiled "Close your eyes and concentrate on the link you have with me through the ancestral sword, remember nothing will be real and you can ask to leave at any point" he say closing his own eyes waiting for Yuu to do the same

When Yuu linked like he had been asked he would see himself in an empty Tengu villiage "This will be our training ground for the moment... A place you have felt fear and pain... but until you can over come this Ira will never allow you to take Toshi" his voice for once was more agressive, showing he was now a teacher and not a friend

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Ai smiled and bowed his head back to Kaito out of sheer tradition "No apology needed... I compleatly understand, non people shouldn't be permited weapons, but think of it this way Kaito san, we will have a guard dog... Though I do not know who will be teaching him as Toshi is pasifist" his voice sounded a little off saying it as he knew Toshi had hidden their family blade and took daily punishments for not turning it over, it only stood to reason that when she ran she took the blade with her.

"Toshi chan fears of being alone, of having others suffer.." he paused for a short second "especially if she is the cause" he stood "So she is is easily controllable... and we have the collar in which to control her..." he smirked walking to the door, with that he walked through the door knowing Kaito was smart enough to put the peices together and get the answer

[Kamikaze Chinchilla]

Because of his familiarity with the surroundings, he became alert and fearful of his surroundings out of habit. Even when he was told nothing would be real, it was like actually standing there in the village and he moved his fingers against each other to verify just how much of his senses where keyed into the area, "Just what exactly do I have to do here?"

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"Certainly. Then we are well set to get them back easily," Kaito stood up after taking another sip of tea and followed closely after Ai. It was like a neatly laid out plan, organized to get from one definite point to another without any problems. Kaito was confident that there was absolutely nothing that could get in their way. Everything was perfect.

[Kaguya]

Ken'ichi watched him as he became for fearful of his surroundings "Everything will seem real but this is an illusion, it is only as real as you make it" his voice once again stern as he spoke, at the moment the illusion gives off the feeling that it is evening... An illusion of Toshi is being held somewhere in this village, your training for the moment is to find her, retrieve her and bring her back to me..." he smiled with a slightly impish grin "Oh one more thing, there will be normal Tengu wandering around this village you've to get her back to me you are not allowed to be seen with her, nor harming a single person" This should be a relatively easy lesson but sometimes the simple ones would be the most tricky to master

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Ai paid the bill and went to the near by stables where his horse would be waiting for him, though he smirked a little as his friend came into the stables "The forest will be in lock down so I wouldn't be able to enter... yourself in your crow form would be mistaken for a normal crow... we could use this to our advantage" he swung himself onto his horse awaiting Kaito to change and move to his shoulder

"Toshi can understand animals and trees, so one so forth... If you where to tell her, your nest had been attacked and your mate was badly injured... Ira would let her go" he cackled slightly "Ira is a Dryad and a mother at that, so she A. wouldn't be able to leave her forest and B. would feel your pain" he began to move out the stables and out of town towards Midosi "Yuu will exit to as Ira will not let Toshi be on her own" he looked to Kaito wondering what he thought of the alteration in plan

[Kamikaze Chinchilla]

He felt a little more at ease and also had something new to be worried about. If the village was exactly like his home, then he would be familiar with the surroundings, which should make it easier for him. He'd just slip through the shadows like he normally tried to do whenever he had to move around the village, and he was well aware of all the safe spots. However, the fact that he mentioned that he shouldn't harm the other tengu made him worry because it probably meant that they would pose some sort of threat to him, "You're not going to make this easy, are you?"

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"You are quite the devious one, but I like your way of thinking. It's much better than just waiting," he perched on Ai's shoulder, chuckling at the thought of driving the two out through trickery. Though then there was also the problem with the fact that he had already talked to Toshi and she probably would recognize his voice, and he wasn't sure if Toshi heard animals like she would a normal person, "How does Ai talk to animals? Like normal people? And I must change my voice so that she doesn't suspect me."

[Kaguya]

Ken'ichi shook his head as he heard Yuu's Voice "No I am not this is why this isn't your village but the one my wife came from" he smiled contently sitting down, he began to make himself some tea sensing Yuu's each and every movement so he could tell him where he went wrong at the end "Oh if you are seen and say or do the wrong thing they will try and kill you at which point you will just appear next to me" he needed Yuu to learn to lean on Nobuo when required

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"I can alter your voice so it sounds different if need be, but crows have a more raspy hint to there voice so it will not be necessary" he chuckled once more thinking about how there plan would be so easy "Midosi was only a half days ride away from the town so we will be there in no time and if I take the shortcuts then we will be there in only three hours" he thought on how to answer the next part of what was said "I don't have that gift... Why would I wish to talk to animals? And before you say anything I do not class Tengu as animal's but another civilized race... well all but the marked of course" he chuckled once more moving his horse even faster

[Kamikaze Chinchilla]

"This...It looks so similar to my old village.." Yuu couldn't understand it. If villages were so hostile against each other then how would it have been possible to have the same structure, at least the area they were standing in. He shook his head, "It feels like ths is going to take a while.. Is there anything else I should know before I start?"

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"We tengu take on the form of crows, which are animals to you humans," he remembered how disgusted he was the first time he saw a swarm of wild crows. They neither spoke nor acted with dignity, but rather acted like greedy scavengers. Though most of the beings he knew that had some sort of transformation abilities were related to one of the lower animals in some respect, "The marked can never hope to achieve any higher status than they are now. It would be the same as a monkey trying to be human."

[Kaguya]

Ken'ichi smiled "Now that is for you to find out Yuu kun" he said nothing more on the matter and continued to mix tea leaves knowing as yuu went further it it would become more majestic and colorful to mirror the rank of the people living in the area, he would also see those who would be classed as mark happily working away getting compliments from those who served and unlike those of his own clan they didn't where tattered old clothes but plain ones showing that they where still thought of as people but where still touched with the blood of another clan that had been conquered

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Ai tilted his head and listened "So you use a lower form to disguise yourselves" he smiled "Smart, not many people take notice of crows and only see them as scavengers" he complimented his friends races ability to take advantage in such away "I see your point... Yuu was in a tengu state when we first met... he pulled me out of my room and held a blade to my neck... I'm not sure but isn't that breaking your laws somewhere" Ai tried to show some basic understanding of the Tengu as even though they where thought only to be a myth it was a race that had caught his interest as a child

[Kamikaze Chinchilla]

Yuu nodded, indicating that he was setting off. He was a little nervous, now that he was seeing the residents of the fabricated village. At least Toshi had made him decent enough to blend in with the rest of the normal ranked tengu, and in human form it was difficult to differentiate any tengu from a normal human. The problem was that he lacked the swords at his side, and hoped that no one would notice as he walked through as if he had been living there his whole life. His pace should have at least made him less noticeable, he thought.

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"Mmm..when I first came to your residence, I found Yuu in his tengu form and punished him for it. A marked cannot use his tengu form without permission from the elders," Kaito cocked his head, somewhat confused and wondering if Ai was talking about a different tengu. The story he had just heard did not fit with Yuu's personality, "Yuu has no backbone to be doing things like raising his weapon against another. Are you certain it was him?"

[Kaguya]

Ken'ichi raised his hands and his family's blades appeared on Yuu's side knowing in Tengu society how much they meant. "the fun begins" ken'ichi chuckled to himself as be began to boil the tea he had made

A warrior stopped in front of Yuu, the swords at his side caught the guards eye "Young one, where did you get those blades they are magnificent... more decorated than any of the nobles of this clan" the guards voice was inquisitive but also respectful as he believed Yuu nobility of another clan and didn't want to start a war because of something he had said

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"Why is it forbidden, I know it seems like a stupid question but humor me" his voice showed a deep fascination of Kaito's tribe as the got ever nearer to their destination "The Tengu only stopped when my sister begged for my life and your kind are not known to stop for a Human's tears... meaning this Tengu must have known my sister and the only Tengu she knows other than yourself is Yuu... So yes I am sure it's him" he saw the forest off in the horison and smirked knowing that in a short time their trap would be sprung

[Kamikaze Chinchilla]

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Yuu would be in trouble no matter what he said. However, he did try to play the role to be less suspicious, "I received it as an inheritance from a relative."

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"It is forbidden for them because the tengu state makes one more powerful, and they do not deserve such privileges, or so I believe that is the reason. The laws were set by the elders and they normally do not give us any reasoning behind the laws," he was only a young tengu at the time where he heard about the law. Back then, all the young tengu were told what to do and what not to do, and who the rules applied to. It was very strict. Even a normal tengu would have been punished for breaking the rules, but not as much as a marked would, "One thing is for certain, is the mutual hate towards the marked. They could have very well made the law to make them more miserable. And we, the normal tengu, are permitted to give them a high punishment."

[Kaguya]

The guard tilted his head for a second "I know it is unorthodox but may I see it? Young one" his voice once again respectful as he spoke

Ken'ichi poured two cups of tea just as his wife appeared and bowed to her which she dutifully returned taking a seat next to him "This is dangerous Ken'ichi sama" her voice sounded worried, Ken'ichi nodded to her words "I know" his words where blunt "Then why wou..." She stopped as Ken'ichi brought up his hand as to ask her to stop "This is a test... he needs to be able to blend in but he must also learn how to work out illusions and how to get out of them" he knew this is dangerous as Illusions were only as strong as you made them and as Yuu had never had this kind of acceptance it meant this would be doubly dangerous if his mind didn't want to leave

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Ai listened taking the information in as if he were a sponge "Much like an oriental family then" he chuckled "Though we are normally told behind closed doors if it is a family member and not to severely harm them" he began to slow his horse down "I would punish Toshi chan in the house but those damn rune's that my father put up when where both children make it impossible to harm a being inside the house..." coming to a halt he moved off his horse and allowed it to go to the near buy stream to drink "If the balance is disrupted in the house a punishment always comes to the one who disrupts it"

he was just giving his friend a friendly word of warning for when he was going to punish Yuu or even Toshi for making mistakes, at the end of the day Toshi was as much Kaito's property as she was his own "I wish I was born Tengu... much more distinguished than human" but he knew he wasn't human, he knew it from a young age just by the way his mother tried to love him but could never connect to him