Uruha's eyes had followed Hitomi until she rounded a corner, was out of sight for a moment, then re-emerged alone, effeciency. He guessed guard duty was over, as was Kivlo's conversation with not one but two possible recruits. The tension in the air seemed to dissipate, though Uruha still needed to blow off some steam. Training was always good exercise and he wasn't the best swordsman, the least he could do was train to keep his current skills sharp. He took one last look at the busy street to see if there were any possible enemies to keep watch on before deciding that all was well for the moment and left his post.
On his way to what he liked ot think of his own personal training grounds, he spotted Kivlo with the boy, Ling, Uruha had a difficult time around children, especially this one. Toshi, Uruha's son, would have been about the same age if his life hadn't been taking so soon. The Emperor was truly maniacal to order an assassin to kill his whole family. Not that Uruha was a saint, he knew he had done despicable things in his time working for the previous rebellion, but he never killed children. Seeing Ling was a constant reminder of what he'd lost.
He sometimes wondered, during painful sober moments, whether or not he would have been dragged into this rebellion anyway if his family had lived, if he would have moved them into the city to keep them safer. If Toshi and Ling would've been friends. Maybe he and Kivlo would be training the both of them in that field, preparing them to survive, defend themselves and one day protect others. But that could never be... Uruha gripped his katana tightly, newly kindled rage filled his heart and burned along his veins. He remembered his place and bowed before Kivlo, and nodded to the kid with a polite smile before continuing on.
Like many who trained he found a kind of solace being in his element, fine tuning his skills. He trained for several hours before returning to the Inn to pass out. The next day he was out in the field again. He reached the quiet part of the hills that edged the grey forest, Uruha drew his sword and closed his eyes. the breeze ruffled his clothes and long, unkempt hair. He thought back to when he was picked up off the street to serve in the rebellion before this. the only reason he joined was for food and shelter, nothing else mattered at the time. looking back, he pitied his sensei for having such an unruly student. It took a lot of patience and guidance to keep the little thief in line, focused, but it paid off in the end. He hadn't been the best soldier but he was reliable and got the job done, he didn't have many weaknesses. No need for money since he knew how to survive without, and hadn't lived with much to develop a desire for more. Now he was in service yet again, he needed to keep training or order to remain a valuable asset to the cause. He visualized his teacher in his mind, instructing him... and started in with balanced attack and defense, interspersed with the agile dodging that was his specialty.
Where am I: Near the grey forest
On my mind: Just concentrate
Character Tracker: Stalking Uruha?
[[OOC: Wrote this a while ago, had to revise due to the time skip so if you read it and it seems weird, just know that it's because I was simply too lazy to rewrite a new post.]]