Lord Kyou had a troubled look on his face.
"We've already called upon Wutai, but they have been unwilling to send aid. Lord Oyakata's son is having his coming of age ceremony. He does not wish to be involved in military matters..."
Kanbu held his head. "These are troubling times..."
Lord Kyou nodded his head. "First we lose Gunshin, now Wutai refuses to send aid... We must be strong. If we are able to gather all of our military strength, we may be able to oppose them." Lord Kyou motioned to one of his officers who promptly left the room. "Kanbu, you have been of great help. I deeply regret not listening to you earlier. It is too late for regrets, however, and we must prepare for our future troubles."
Two days had passed. Shinjin was falling apart. He slowly looked around him. Only two cages remained with their captives. One of them was completely motionless, while the other had a feverish look about him.
"I guess it is my fate," Shinjin thought to himself. He closed his eyes and reflected on the past. A quick bashing of the cage woke Shinjin from his thoughts and he slowly opened his eyes.
"You just gonna die in here?"
A man in a ShinRa uniform was looking down at him. The man moved his face close to the cage and stared into Shinjin's eyes.
"I was like you once. I had joined the Gongan resistance force to oppose ShinRa's occupation. Biggest mistake I've ever made. Before long I was put in a cage, just like the one you're in now. Swallow you're pride. I know from experience; you'll be a lot happier working for ShinRa than dead."
Shinjin barely heard a word the man said. All he could think about was the heat coming from the man's mouth and hitting him in the face. It made him uncomfortable, even irritated. The pressure built until he finally couldn't take it anymore. Shinjin kicked the area of the cage next to the man's face with all his remaining strength. The soldier fell back, his face bleeding.
"You ungrateful bastard!" The soldier yelled. "I try to give you some advice, and this is how you repay me?!" The soldier drew his pistol. "I'll teach you to mess around with me like that!"
Shinjin stared at him with desperate eyes.
"Lower your weapon." Shinjin turned to where the voice was coming from and recognized its source. It was the man in the dark blue suit.
"Look what that bastard did to my face! Why the hell should I not shoot him?!"
"It's an order. Don't talk back to your superiors."
Visibily angry, the soldier threw his pistol on the ground with a deafening crash and stormed off. The man in the suit opened up the cage and pulled Shinjin out.
"The name's Caril. ...Remember it."