Okay, first timer so I don't own any of this and ……….stuff.
Kambei the father?
Kannako looked around the room, there was her mother lying on a flat mattress, some pillows kept her upright. She was looking at a small bay wrapped in a cotton sheet, at Kannako. Her mother smiled then lifted the bundle to a stranger; the stranger looked at the infant, although Kannako could not see his face, she knew he was smiling.
Bam Bam BAM the war drums echoced throughout the village, signaling samurai that they were needed
The mysterious figure instantly handed the baby back to Kannako's mother before leaving pulling up what seemed to be his hood then walked out the door.
"No, wait!" Kannako yelled but no one noticed the baby didn't stir, the mother didn't hear, the man didn't even flinch.
"NO," Kannako felt herself running after him, "Don't you want to stay around? See the baby grow up?"
Still he did not give any sign that he heard her.
"No, NO NO NO" Kannako grabbed the strangers arm and turned him around. He swung back, and Kannako prepared herself for the face that she was about to see.
But there wasn't one, all that starred back at her was a white mask. No face, nothing.
Kannako's eyes shot open. She felt dampness on her fore head. She looked around; the faint sounds of a crow were heard nearby.
'It was just dream.' She thought to herself, turning on her side. "He was always just a dream."