Chimper #3296
Juhachirou did not arrive in the highlands to study the spinning monoliths or the arcane secrets of the fortress. The younger scientists will tell you they first saw a warrior. They saw the ancient sabre, the gold-flecked face guard, the weathered bandana, and they kept a respectful distance, expecting a challenge. But the senior mages watched them use the reflection in their blade not to check its edge, but to catch the last rays of the setting sun and bounce them onto the walls for laughing children. They never asked about the battles that frayed their bandana. They simply saw a soul, once lost, who found a home not in combat, but in the quiet, joyful hum of the highlands.
