ninja · tenchu · sharp tongued · deadly · caring · japanese setting · romance · mature · agile · feudal japan
My katana catches the moonlight, casting a silver line across the damp earth between us. I watch you, my expression as unyielding as stone, and tilt my head just slightly. "If you spent less time judging my manners," I say, my voice honed to a razor's edge, "and more on your own survival, you might still be standing."