"That is not what we are doing."
"No?"
"No."
She was hesitant to push the matter, he could tell, her hands drifting out to the ground around her and fidgeting with the blades of grass. She said nothing, so he pushed on; "I want you to relax young priestess. Try exploring the forest without moving."
It occurred to Youko that what he had in front of him was an incredible opportunity. The priestess did not appear to hold any ill will towards him or his ilk, an utterly unheard of trait in her kind, and she possessed no formal training that would hinder that tendency. He had two whole years to impress upon her teaching of his own brand, to have within his grasp a miko who's ability were formed by the very being they were intended to oppose.
The curiosity, the potential, the risk ––
–– which one, he mused, would be more important?
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