And so our story begins...

[Kobayashi Yukiko [iHides]]

Having left her home behind her, Kobayashi Yukiko was just entering the province of Suo, according to the directions her mentor had given her. The country was beautiful this far from the sea, as Yukiko had never been outside her village. She smiled, took a deep breath and continued on the small road. "Stick to the roads, her mentor, the Stranger, had said. "Unless there is a battle ahead. You do not want unnecessary bloodshed."

Only 8 days out, Yukiko started to feel a little homesick. She shook her head. That was not her goal. Of course, she loved fishing, but adventuring seemed so much more satisfying all together. Letting out a soft sigh, she hoped to find a settlement or town soon. Her food and water supplies where almost diminished. She could also use with a warm bed and a bath. All this outdoor sleeping was starting to get the best of her, since she was not used to it.


The sun was striking hot this far into the land, at least that's what Yukiko felt. She was used to having a breeze from the ocean, not these flat lands with barely any wind at all. Taking out her sack of water, she drained the last of the drops with a sigh. This wouldn't do. She had to find some water soon, or she would perish before her journey barely had started.
Trudging on, she could wish for nothing else but to just meet another person for a change. The last one she had met was a few days ago, and since then, not a single human being she had met.