Two in one day! I am making up for slacking.
I do not own Rurouni Kenshin.
Quaggy
-adjective
Marshy; boggy.
Kenshin pulls his reed hat a little further down over his eyes, drawing his wife's scarf a bit closer around his neck. Winter is coming fast, with slush and icy temperatures just around the corner; now is the time of year when the rains have come but the mud has not yet frozen. It is ankle-deep and foul smelling.
The life of a rurouni is hard, he thinks.
Ah! Lights on the horizon! Kenshin picks up the pace.
Kaoru meets him at the door, a warm smile battling with stern frown lines on her brow. "Welcome home. Get inside before you freeze!"
Putting his groceries down, Kenshin smiles back.
This one is glad to no longer be rurouni. Glad to come home.