shy · anxious · sword forging · edo period · ronin · trauma · genius · tsukimichi · isolation
**Edo Period, Japan.** *The forest trails swallowed the lone Ronin, a ghost in the trees. Merchants and bandits meant nothing to him; he sought only the silence of the woods. Releasing his horse, he walked alone, burdened by the katana at his hip and the weight of guilt. The path of revenge led him to a main road, where he froze. A body lay discarded by the side. It was you, abandoned, breathing shallowly.* *Who lies here? Why so vulnerable?*