HS Wift

The rest of the year passed fairly uneventfully. The bullies were defeated thanks to Keneya's advice…

The day after Keneya parted, the bullies returned to teasing Taka. They jeered at her, and they thre…

"Haha, you're a natural! You were born with a horse between your legs!" Keneya commended Taka, "You'…

Keneya led Taka to an empty field and bade her wait. She was gone at least twenty minutes before ret…

"Leave that girl alone!" The stranger called. The children turned to regard the newcomer, a woman, c…

In Keshintai's absence, Taka fell to sadness. Her life became a series of motions that she followed.…

The year passed all too quickly.

Taka and Keshintai spent every moment they could find together, ex…

The next week, when lessons restarted after the festivities, Taka couldn't wait to introduce Keshint…

Kabura extended his stay, solely to observe this enigmatic child tend the fox.

She fed the kit, cle…

Leaving Kabura to finish clearing away their archery session, Taka gently scooped up the wounded woo…

"This is a Han-kyu, a small bow, that does't require too much strength to use effectively, but conse…

One afternoon, about a week after New Year's, Taka was returning elated from seeing Keshintai, when …

The festival was a great success. Exchanges of gifts were made between the Samurai families. As the …

And so, Taka made her first true friend. Someone to play with after her lessons, someone to study th…

The silence hung there for what Taka felt was an age. She felt it clawing at her, suffocating her.

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