Chapter 9
Takoku stood outside the bathing area and growled, his patients growing. He needed to talk to Suna about the girl that was with her at the moment. 'I can't believe that she would trust her as soon as she got here. Is the bitch that convinc-' His thoughts stopped as the doors opened and they came out, his gaze was hooked to the stranger and so called 'assassin' by the woman that warned him what she might be.
Suna saw that he was acting abnormal and grinned as she followed his gaze to the girl beside her. "Lord Takoku. I didn't know that you would be here so soon." She said, starting the conversation.
He arched a thin silver eyebrow at her and turned his head to her. "I didn't know that I would get done with investigating the lands around where the girl was found and where she said that she was attacked at." He informed her, keeping his mask on while telling her with his eyes that he needed to talk with her in private.
Suna got the message, since knowing him for so long she had taught herself to read his eyes and face easily. "I see. Well…" She turned to Yuri and smiled once again grabbing her wrist. "I'll show you your room if Lord Takoku doesn't mind me taking you away." She said taking a glance at him.
He nodded and she dragged her away towards the East wing where all the guests rooms were. Yuri watched both her and him, blinking in a confused manner at what the hell was going on.
Takoku watched the girl from his place then turned on his heal, walking down the hall to his room. He would ask a servant on the way there to tell Suna to come to his room.
Suna came as requested and crossed her arms as she stood behind the cushion that he was sitting at reading.
"You asked for me." She stated to him just in case that he was too caught up in the book that he was reading.
There was a small pregnant pause but he shifted and closed the book with his finger still inside keeping his place. "Hai, I needed to speak to you about the girl that was brought here."
She arched an eyebrow and walked over to a pile of the cushions and grabbed one throwing it in front of the one that he was on. "And…" She said telling him continue.
He looked at her with a serious look. "I know you well Suna and what I'm going to tell you is threatening to us but don't be rash. Okay?"
A bored look told her that she was listening and that she would listen and obey.
"When I was investigating on the girl…" He started to explain and his tale telling took a few dozen minutes.
After the whole thing was explained, she was looking at him with her hands clenched. "I can't believe it. You just let her come here without telling anyone about this." She growled at him. Others would have been punished probably for this but she was an exception since she had taught him a lot of things and that she had watched him since he was a small pup.
"I know Suna. But I'm trying to keep this from going out all over the castle and then to her. I will tell my father but I needed to tell you this because you have been trusted in the family for a long time." He stated closing his eyes as he felt her anger and understood why.
"You better tell him, but tell him that he shouldn't tell Lady Solia this. She should not be trusted quite yet. She after all the daughter of the man that also started that horrible war."
"I know." He said softly.
"What are you going to do with her?"
"I'm still trying to decide on that problem."
"You better make up that choice soon before we go home or else I'll kill her right on the spot."
"Hai, I know you will do that."
There was another long pause until Suna broke it with her suggestion. "Just throw her in the dungeon. Or better yet, take her to Senoi to have her torture till she spits it out. And if she isn't what you and that woman said then just erase her memory."
"We will see."
"So what will you do while you are still here?"
"I was thinking on just putting a few guards with her wherever she goes. I'll tell them of what she said happen and that it's for her protection." As if he knew what she was going to ask next to said, "I'll tell the same to her."
"That's a good idea but make sure that she doesn't find out what you know about her. Assassins are the trickiest type. Be sure that she is only in the areas where she won't hear anything important."
"I know Suna." He growled a little at her, telling her to stop.
Suna rolled her eyes at him and stood putting the cushion back. "Well, we'll talk about this again with your father. But I'm going to bed. Have a nice sleep Takoku." She bowed to him and a friendly manner than walked out, back to her room.
Takoku watched her leave and turned to the fire that he sat beside. This situation was going to be difficult just as he thought before. He closed the book after putting a scrap piece of paper in it and laid it on the low table. Standing, he walked over to his bed and stripped of his clothing, laying down and quickly fell asleep from the recent events.
