[buzen nods at that - it'd be nice if swords just conveniently knew where the others were at all times, but that's not how their bond works. but he knows that being able to see from a higher ground, being able to look into the valley itself, will probably more useful to them than staying here.]
Mm, okay. [simply, a little clipped, but that can probably be attributed to the stress of the situation. this isn't the fun of battle against the revisionists, this is a war where they might actually end up losing everything.
and against everything buzen could wish for, itsuki is here.] Eyes forward. This way. Hyuuga-san, keep an eye on the rear if you can.
[there's a soft affirming grunt from hyuuga at that, and buzen will move forward, guiding them out of the foliage. they move fairly quickly if only because they don't have a choice, and are eventually brought to a higher point where they can keep a better eye on the geography of the area. luckily, sohaya, oodenta, and monoyoshi's thoughts were similar and they rush over from where they were in a nearby ledge.
they point out a moving set of troops - ieyasu's arquebus corps - and how they are proceeding toward where kobayakawa's troops are. this is where, historically, they would fire blanks upon their feet, urging them to begin the betrayal that would set off the ripple effect against the rest of the war.
the shots ring out in the air.
kobayakawa's forces move - in exactly the wrong direction, headed for the arquebus troops to fight against them instead.
among their small group, it feels like all the air has gone stale. another rumble settles underneath their feet, and in the next split moment - time itself stops.]
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Mm, okay. [simply, a little clipped, but that can probably be attributed to the stress of the situation. this isn't the fun of battle against the revisionists, this is a war where they might actually end up losing everything.
and against everything buzen could wish for, itsuki is here.] Eyes forward. This way. Hyuuga-san, keep an eye on the rear if you can.
[there's a soft affirming grunt from hyuuga at that, and buzen will move forward, guiding them out of the foliage. they move fairly quickly if only because they don't have a choice, and are eventually brought to a higher point where they can keep a better eye on the geography of the area. luckily, sohaya, oodenta, and monoyoshi's thoughts were similar and they rush over from where they were in a nearby ledge.
they point out a moving set of troops - ieyasu's arquebus corps - and how they are proceeding toward where kobayakawa's troops are. this is where, historically, they would fire blanks upon their feet, urging them to begin the betrayal that would set off the ripple effect against the rest of the war.
the shots ring out in the air.
kobayakawa's forces move - in exactly the wrong direction, headed for the arquebus troops to fight against them instead.
among their small group, it feels like all the air has gone stale. another rumble settles underneath their feet, and in the next split moment - time itself stops.]
.... fuck.