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Kumouri gave a nod "Thank you Lady Aideen, I shall join you after I've tended to those under my care." He bows to Aideen and Ryu, whom bows in return, then turns and slips intot he shadows and makes his way home through shadow walking.
Ryu smiles some as Kumouri departs, he then looks to Aideen "well then shall we be off to see about the fourth member of the territory contract?" He then rose up as if the winds carried him, then shifted into his long and winding dragon form.

Ryu nods and follows Aideen back to her territory.

(( I'll set you up a scenerio to start with))

Near the Kage Forest is the a larger farming village within the valley of Ryu's domain. Seen from the forest is what appears to be a large bonfire with many people gathered around that fire.

The crowd was mostly a mix of younger men and teen boys, a few stronger looking women were there, each baring either farm tools or true weapons. An elderly hand was standing on a makeshift stage as he addressed the crowd "too long we have lived under the tyrannical rule of Ryu Kage. Too long we have served a man, no, a monster that killed our benevolent lord. Now is a time to act, when he has become laxed in his tyranny, when he's become too comfortable in his dominance and his guard is down. I ask all able bodied men, women, and if they be present, warriors, to take up arms and help overthrow Ryu Kage, that we may once more live free and thus be able to grwo and proper."
A roar arose from the crowd after the speech. One younger boy looked to Lyoko and then called to the elder "Elder there is a warrior amoungst us." and the boy gestured to Lyoko, the crowd promptly turned to face here, while the elder gave and appraising look to her before saying "warrior, will you help us in our time of need, if payment is required, we will offer what we can."

The Elder looked pleadingly to her, along with a number of other, younger faces. The elder next says "Please lead us in our fight against Ryu Kage and we shall gladly rewards you, sing songs of praise and even build a monument to you. Even now others gather to the cause, we need a strong warrior to lead us into battle."

The elder gave a sigh and addressed the crowd "Tomorrow morning we shall meet with the other villages that have rallied to the cause and then we shall devise our plan of attack, so for no go and get some rest." the crowd begins to break up, many glaring at Lyoko, some even deliberately bumping into her as they passed.
When all but the elder were gone, the old man approached Lyoko "tell me warrior from where do you hail and what brings you to these lands?" Meanwhile, from anothers cave, Ryu Kage watches over his domain, awaiting the amusement to come.

The elder shook his head with a sigh then looked to her, his face and ultimately his age being revealed in detail by the rising sun. "The I urge you warrior to leave these lands while you can. If Ryu Kage finds you there is no telling what tortures he may inflict upon you before granting you death's mercy." With that, the elder retreated down a path, likely to his home.

Ryu Kage was winding his way over head, high in the sky, like a sliver of night that refused to heed the suns demand of the dominion of the sky. he saw a number of now dying bonfires and smiled some. The peasents are putting more effort into it this time. he thought. Then he noticed a lone person walking down a dirt path, accompanied by a large cat. Ah, so this must by the vampire we sniffed out earlier, and wandering about in the day light, hmmm a rare find indeed. he then used some of his shadow magic to disappear from the sky only to reappear, in human form, some ways down the path. He began to head her way, dressed in nothing more then a lords Yukata of black with silver stars patterned on it. At one point he comes to a stop, awaiting their arrival.