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"Itdidntwork,howcoulditbethatitdidntwork...whenabodyhasnosoul...therearentsuchthingsasbloodymiraclesinheaven."

Natakupretendednottohear.TherewasShienstandingofftotheleftdownonthegroundwithMarshalTenpoubesidehiTheyseemeddeepinconversation,untilShiencaughthimlookingandbowedhisheadinrespectfulacknowledgment.TheboybrisklynoddedandthensuddenlyraisedbothhiseyebrowsinsilentastonishmentasTenpouamiablysmiled,givingalittlewave.

Hegaped.WhatwasTenpoudoing,wavingathimasifhewerejustamere...a...amere...child?Perhapsitwasduetothatincidentonearthheonlyheardrumorsabout.Theboyturnedtohisfatherwhoseemedtobefurrowinghisbrow,preoccupiedwithsomeinconceivablefrustration;lookedintothebackroomnowempty.TheMarshalprobablywasnthimself.Injuriescandothattoaperson,Natakuconcluded.

Somethinghithisfoot,thrownfromdownbelow.Hepickeditup:adelicatelymadepapercrane.Natakuwavedback.

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"Whatdidyoudothatfor?"Shienaskedwithdisbeliefleakingthroughthewellconstructedcalmofhisvoice."Itwasunnecessary.Anddisrespectful."

"Childrenshouldbereceivingtoys,"Hakkairepliedoverthecheerofthecrowd,"notworship."

Shiensvoicefrowned,ifavoicecouldfrown."Youspeakwithtoomuchconfidence,TenpouGensui."theothersaidflatly,ignoringthelightsmilethatgracedNatakusfaceashetinkeredwiththepaperfigure."Butthenagain,Ifindthatfarfromsurprising.Whatsurprisesmeisthatsuchanacuteintellectsuchasyoursneedstobebriefedonamatterstrictlywithinyourdomain."

"Iamwellawareofthecurrenthappenings."Theliecameoutsubtlyhaughtilyanddefensive."ButIfinditusefultohearitfromanotherpersonsmouth."

TheslowundulationofthedrumswassuddenlyaccompaniedbythesonorousroarofthegreatbellwhosevibrationssunkdownintoHakkaisbones.Inrhythm,thesoldiersmarchedandneared.Flutessoundedwiththequicknessofflutteringbirds.

"Orwereyouexpectingtohearsomethingelse?"Shiensvoicebrokethroughhisnumbingthoughts.

"Comeagain?"

"ThatIamkeepingsomethingfromyou."

"Itcrossedmymind...thoughIneverwouldhavethoughtofasking."wasthehonestresponse.Eitherway,Hakkaiknewhowthingsweregoingtoendup,secretornosecret."Youhavenoobligationtospeakwhatyoudonotwishtosay,Shien."

"Inheaven,itisonesobligationnevertospeakwhathewishestosay.Butkeepinmind,Marshal,thatfromthispointuntilIstop,Iamnotspeaking."Andwiththat,ShiengrabbedHakkaiwrist,turnedhisheel,andthendraggedtheconfusedhealerintoanabandonedalleyway."Imustsay,though,thatyouhavebeentrulydensethesepastfewweeks."

Afewsnickersfromthosewhosaw."LookslikeTenpouGensuisfoundanotherlover..."

Kenrenpretendednottonotice.

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"Yourindecisionworriesme,Marshal."

Shien,asalways,hadhiseyesclosed,hadhisheadtiltedtothesideinquestion.Whenhegotnone,hecontinued."Didyounotgetthenote?"

"Igetalotofnotes."Hakkaisaid,leaningagainstthewhitewashedbrickwallandtryingtofightdownthatfeelingstirringaroundinhisgut.Somethingabouttheair.Itseemed...justatadbitputrid.

"Ah,butthiswasanimportantone,"Shienpursued,thenquoted,"TheyrereadyforKenrenTaishouandhismenatthemountainpath.Surveillanceround.Thirtyincludingthegeneral.Ordersunderstood..."

Hakkaiseyeswidened."YOUwrotethat?Butwhy?"

"Forheavenssake."theothermanquirkedthefaintestbitofasmile."Andperhapsyoursaswell.TheTaishou..."

"TherearemanyherewhowantTenpououtoftheway,namelyonenoblebythenameofLitouten.Youveheardofhim?Ofcoursenot.Youjustgothere...Andheisthereasonyouarehere."Kanzeonhadsaidearlier."Dontbedisheartenedbythenews,Hakkai.Itwontlastforever.Justdontdoanythingtoostupid.Tenpouis,afterall,asecretlyhuntedman."

"Hesnotmyresponsibilityanymore."Hakkaicutin,ashamed."Yousaw."

"Ididntinterpret.Buttothepoint...thesementhatnowmarchthestreets,Idontthinktheyareastheysee"

"Idontfollow."

Shienrubbedhischinthoughtfully,"Ihavemysources,"hecontinued,withoutmentioningHomura,"thattellmethereexistsatypeofcursederivedfromthepropertiesofreflectivesurfacesthatserveaswindowsbetweenhereandUnderHeaven.Ifenoughpowerisutilized,asoulswitchingcanoccur.Thebodyisthesame,butthemindisnot..."Shienpaused,thentookthetimetoopenhiseyesjustacracktobeabletolookHakkaistraightintheface.

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