Back down the stairs, through the rooms. Quiet, dimly lit. Peaceful. Maruki makes a counter-move on the chessboard as they pass it on the way outside again.
The breezeway that leads to the front door extends all along one side of the home, buffeted on either side by plenty of greenery. Maruki shifts to walk side by side with Akechi; that old refusal to be in front lingers, especially now.
They emerge at the back end of the house, but the walkway continues, stone steps creating a path into the forest, through the trees–
To a vast clearing, dotted with lantern light around the perimeter.
Maruki scratches at the back of his neck, almost bashful. ]
I didn't specify anything about a training area, but it seems one was deemed necessary anyway.
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Back down the stairs, through the rooms. Quiet, dimly lit. Peaceful. Maruki makes a counter-move on the chessboard as they pass it on the way outside again.
The breezeway that leads to the front door extends all along one side of the home, buffeted on either side by plenty of greenery. Maruki shifts to walk side by side with Akechi; that old refusal to be in front lingers, especially now.
They emerge at the back end of the house, but the walkway continues, stone steps creating a path into the forest, through the trees–
To a vast clearing, dotted with lantern light around the perimeter.
Maruki scratches at the back of his neck, almost bashful. ]
I didn't specify anything about a training area, but it seems one was deemed necessary anyway.