In the wee hours of the morning, the only two people left awake in the Mental Hospital were Jak, and the now relocated Rinfudo. The small cuts above his eye and below his jaw had been patched up by the paramedics, and the tranquilizers had worn off earlier that night.
"I'm terribly sorry about your neck there, Jak. I had my fill of the first one, I was just being greedy." Dr. Suiwudo had been rubbing his bruised and swollen neck tenderly when Rinfudo broke the silence.
"Are you going to talk to me, Jak? Or are you just going to stare at me all night? I'm sure those tapes don't do you much good blank." Rinfudo placed both palms flat against the plexiglass wall that separated him from the rest of the office and leaned his forehead against it as well, watching the doctor like a predator watches its prey.
"Why did you go after Mina?" He scoffed, pulling away from the glass and walking to one end of his cell. He then stopped, turning his back to him and looking at the wall.
"The Sun Princess is the least of your worries, Jak. My.....hmph. No. You're not worthy." Jak leaned against his desk, his tape recorder sitting upon the corner, picking up every word they said.
"Not worthy? Of what? You may as well tell me now, you've already blabbed half of whatever secret you were trying to hide." Rinfudo turned around again, looking Jak over as if he were sizing him up, seeing if there were any reason to change his mind, and then he spoke again.
"I didn't go after her. I was forbidden to harm her. She is the Sun Princess, and she will soon become Queen. I went because I was called."
"Really now? Called? By who?" Although he didn't believe a word the boy was saying, Jak thought it best to humor him, it may get more answers from him and give him a better crutch for beginning therapy.
"My master. He's been calling me all year. Being locked up in here, I couldn't answer him. But tonight...I did." He looked extremely pleased with himself, then as he turned away to look at the wall again.
"Your master? I see. And what did you do when you answered him?" Jak fiddled idly with his pen as he watched the man.
"I restored him. He's been dead for about 600 years, you see. But not anymore. I brought him back. Now he's quite alive, and you won't keep me in here for long. He has promoted me and he'll reward me for my service. He'll get me out of here Jak." Rinfudo pointed to the new scratch beneath his first scar when he mentioned being promoted, and tore the bandage off of it, scowling at it in disgust as it was crushed beneath his foot.
"Yes well be that as it may, you're still here for now. And what is that you said about Mina? How could you possibly know anything about her?" After checking to make sure there was plenty of tape left, Jak sat down in his chair and waited for the answer.
"I know all about her, Jak. My master tells me about her all the time, and she is my cousin after all. Minako Marra is my master's Sun Princess. When he gains some of his power back, he will make her his queen and he will take back all of Japan as he was meant to."
"You'll be interested to know that Mina is coming to visit you a little later before the parade. You're to be on your best behavior, Rinfudo."
"Why does everyone think they can protect her? I would love to see the first person that gets in my master's way." He chuckled softly and sat down upon his cot, leaning back and tucking his hands behind his head.
Jak didn't answer him but he pressed the stop button upon his tape recorder and walked out of the office, locking the door behind him.