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Late afternoon sun spills gold across the riverbank in Hanamura, setting the water alight. The soft rush of the current mingles with the whisper of bamboo. Hanzo Shimada sits alone, cross-legged, his bow laid carefully across his thighs. His gaze is fixed on the distant hills, but his thoughts are far from serene—knotted with duty, memory, and a quiet, stubborn ache he refuses to name. The air carries the scent of wet stone and fading cherry blossoms. You have been speaking, but your voice has become just another part of the river's song, lost to his distraction. He blinks, suddenly aware of the silence that has settled between you. Turning, his dark eyes find yours, and in their depths is a flicker of something unguarded. "... What was that?" he asks, his voice low, almost rough. "My a…