"Ashitaka, explain this incident to me, would you? My men are
viciously attacked by a pack of wolves I knew nothing about, and not only
that, but they are sitting out there waiting for us, plotting for all I
know. I came this close to losing my only arm today." Lady Eboshi was
livid; they had barely made it back to Iron Town. The wolves were not going
to let them escape that easily. The damage was done, Eboshi had lost almost
forty riflemen, almost an even hundred pounds of rice, and supplies, and at
least fifteen oxen. "I know you know more then you are telling me!"
"This should never had involved you, it never should have been here at all, it shouldn't even exist."
"That is not the problem, the problem is that it does exist and it does involve me and my town. I never lost this much to San and her wolves, especially not in one shot. I want an explanation, and I want one now."
Ashitaka looked away from Eboshi, he had no idea what to say to her. He truly didn't even know what was happening, he knew Kaiya was pissed, he knew that his daughter was dead, but he didn't know where in his sister's head this made sense. At that moment though it seemed he wouldn't have to explain it as San came rushing in.
San had reached and entered Iron Town in a matter of minutes after Kaiya left her. She knew she had to get to Ashitaka, she needed to talk to him, to be with him. She was confused and had no idea what to do; she hoped he might have some vague idea of a plan. She rushed through Iron Town, knowing that Ashitaka would be with Eboshi. She tripped several times from her lack of focus. She slammed through the doors, to see Ashitaka looking pale and upset, and Eboshi who was breathing hard, and looked beside herself with anger.
"Ashitaka, Eboshi, I just came from Kaiya." San blurted out as she collapsed onto the floor.
"And who the hell is Kaiya? Wait didn't you say your daughter was . . ." Eboshi demanded.
San's head snapped up, she didn't know that Eboshi hadn't been told about Kaiya, Ashitaka's sister, but apparently she had been told about their daughter.
"I was going to get to that." Ashitaka said softly. San knew this must be killing him. "Kaiya, our daughter," Ashitaka gestured to himself and San, "was named after Kaiya, my sister, and now Kaiya my sister is attacking your people. Kaiya is the princess leading these black wolves.
"Wait we're being attacked by your sister?" Eboshi looked like she had just been slapped in the face. "But why, and . . . ?"
"I don't know, I know this she's mad, but it just seems so stupid that she would do this over the argument we had."
"San?' Eboshi turned to San to see if she had seen something Ashitaka hadn't.
"I don't get it either, but I think it might more then the conversation we had with her, I think that just might have, I don't know, caused this." San dropped her face into her face.
"Wait, when did . . . this happen?" Ashitaka looked confused.
"I . . . I fought her, and we talked, or well we argued. She said things, and the way she moved and looked, it just seemed like she had all this pent up anger, and frustration that she just was trying to deal with. I didn't say anything to her, I don't think I even realized it until after she left, but it is there." San raised her eyes to look at her love. She had tears in her eyes, as she sat there the words just came to her, there was more to this then just their daughter's death, but San's head was a mess. She knew nothing about this, she didn't understand, she was so confused, they were all just confused thoughts.
"This should never had involved you, it never should have been here at all, it shouldn't even exist."
"That is not the problem, the problem is that it does exist and it does involve me and my town. I never lost this much to San and her wolves, especially not in one shot. I want an explanation, and I want one now."
Ashitaka looked away from Eboshi, he had no idea what to say to her. He truly didn't even know what was happening, he knew Kaiya was pissed, he knew that his daughter was dead, but he didn't know where in his sister's head this made sense. At that moment though it seemed he wouldn't have to explain it as San came rushing in.
San had reached and entered Iron Town in a matter of minutes after Kaiya left her. She knew she had to get to Ashitaka, she needed to talk to him, to be with him. She was confused and had no idea what to do; she hoped he might have some vague idea of a plan. She rushed through Iron Town, knowing that Ashitaka would be with Eboshi. She tripped several times from her lack of focus. She slammed through the doors, to see Ashitaka looking pale and upset, and Eboshi who was breathing hard, and looked beside herself with anger.
"Ashitaka, Eboshi, I just came from Kaiya." San blurted out as she collapsed onto the floor.
"And who the hell is Kaiya? Wait didn't you say your daughter was . . ." Eboshi demanded.
San's head snapped up, she didn't know that Eboshi hadn't been told about Kaiya, Ashitaka's sister, but apparently she had been told about their daughter.
"I was going to get to that." Ashitaka said softly. San knew this must be killing him. "Kaiya, our daughter," Ashitaka gestured to himself and San, "was named after Kaiya, my sister, and now Kaiya my sister is attacking your people. Kaiya is the princess leading these black wolves.
"Wait we're being attacked by your sister?" Eboshi looked like she had just been slapped in the face. "But why, and . . . ?"
"I don't know, I know this she's mad, but it just seems so stupid that she would do this over the argument we had."
"San?' Eboshi turned to San to see if she had seen something Ashitaka hadn't.
"I don't get it either, but I think it might more then the conversation we had with her, I think that just might have, I don't know, caused this." San dropped her face into her face.
"Wait, when did . . . this happen?" Ashitaka looked confused.
"I . . . I fought her, and we talked, or well we argued. She said things, and the way she moved and looked, it just seemed like she had all this pent up anger, and frustration that she just was trying to deal with. I didn't say anything to her, I don't think I even realized it until after she left, but it is there." San raised her eyes to look at her love. She had tears in her eyes, as she sat there the words just came to her, there was more to this then just their daughter's death, but San's head was a mess. She knew nothing about this, she didn't understand, she was so confused, they were all just confused thoughts.