Between turns, his gaze darts about the room, quicksilver eyes beneath a stone brow. He wants to see how Wolf plays shogi.Īs they begin again, he watches the shinobi’s expression. He doesn’t want to teach Wolf to play like him even after three years’ worth of rainy days spent at the board, he suspects his own style is still too much like the Owl’s. “I didn’t think you’d want me to take it easy on you, Wolf,” he says. ![]() He listens in silence, nodding from time to time or interjecting with a murmured question, and they begin to play. He explains the rules of the game to him they’re a lot to take in, but he knows Wolf prides himself on only having to be told something once, and thus does not repeat himself. Wolf seats himself across the table, and Kuro begins setting up the board. The shinobi’s chief leisure activity, insofar as he can be said to have one, is sleeping. It helps one practice strategy.” He knows Wolf struggles to justify doing things that don’t reap tangible results. He is as difficult for Kuro to read as his son is easy.īut still, he offers Wolf the same reason for learning as the Owl gave him. Kuro has beaten him only once, and he suspects that the old man threw that game. He kept to himself whether was simply resting between outings or sniffing around amongst the servants and courtiers. The old man taught him the game years ago while he lingered at the castle. On a day as beautiful as this one, that strikes Kuro as something of a shame.Īs Wolf steps back inside from his patrol, Kuro sets down his book. Wolf is always conscientious in his checking and rechecking, but today he seems to be wound even tighter than usual. Time for another inspection, Kuro supposes another circuit around the tower’s perimeter (cliff side included), another quiet pass among the sun-streaked piles of books in the upper room. He stands now and pads silently across the floor. It’s easy to forget he’s there, both because Wolf has been present in the corner of Kuro’s eye for a long time now and because being forgettable is a trait the shinobi has carefully cultivated. ![]() Kuro can see Wolf from where he sits reading, a dim figure with only a foot caught in the sun, seated with his back to the opposite wall. Sun streams in through the western door, painting a bright square across the tatami. The sliding doors stand open to let what breeze there is pass through unimpeded. Please show your apprecation for the characters by checking out their work and consider giving this chain a Kuro’s tower, the summer air is warm and still. Mun’s note: I love how this chain turned out. Original prompt: Kuro teaches Wolf how to play Shogi.
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