“-Ah! Thank you! Just a little scatterbrained, I guess-!”
On second thought, he really should’ve stopped to grab… a bigger bag. Oh well, he’s this far now. If you’re going to get wet you might as well go swimming. He’ll make note to purchase one later on their travels, but first thing’s first.
“It’s a pleasure to meet you, too, my lady.” Naoe tips his head forward- indicating a nod- before continuing to answer her question. “Yes, he believed that him staying would keep morale higher than if he left… Not that you’re no good for morale or anything, you put up a swell fight!”
Awkward. That last bit is so awkward. There’s got to be a way to turn that around-!!
“Speaking of fighting,” There’s his answer. “Where do we plan on battling next? I’ve brought several maps of the neighboring kingdoms with me, I can only hope they make your conquest that much easier.”
“Ah–no, no, it’s fi–” And before she can even finish the thought, he’s off again, talking over her. Well. A little excitable, wasn’t he? (It was kind of overwhelming, but in the same vein… she couldn’t blame him. Everyone involved in the war really only had two speeds: high-strung or exhausted.)
She waits for a moment or two after he stops speaking–she wants to be certain he’s done this time–before she tries to respond.
“Uh–first of all… it’s fine, really. I understand what you were trying to say.” She feels like she should get that out of the way, at least. “Otherwise–we’d planned to move towards Cragspur next, but we haven’t gotten too far with our plans just yet. After all, it’s only been a few days since everything happened…”
The battle, of course, but also Nobunaga crashing into their little party that same evening. (And frankly, Hiroko was still shaken. ) Needless to say, there hasn’t been much time for strategy just yet.
“Those maps sound useful, though–do you mind if I take a look?” She asks, motioning towards the papers. “Er–not right now, if you’d rather. I suppose you might want to get everything sorted out first…”
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