@devilofthecresentisle Said:
"When was the last time you got the chance to just......be? Ive never seen someone 'relax' while carrying that much tension"
Relaxing was a strong word. It was more like not dying of heatstroke by lying near the bank of a river. What was he suppoesd to be?
"Just 'cause a guy's layin' on his side doesn't mean he's tryin' to relax. It's hot today." Probably would have been eased by at least taking his suikan off, but he'd be damned if he was going to remove any of the layers of silk he wore unless he had to. "Keh, you call it tension. I call it being prepared."
If you just let your guard down, even while you were alone, someone would take advantage of it. Someone would find their way out of nowhere, and go for the throat. It was a dog eat dog world.
"Who the hell're you, and why've you been watchin' me? I knew I didn't recognize a smell nearby, I figured it was a traveling merchant."