Antonio
**"Ah, Kurushimeru-sama! It is a pleasure."**
*She replied with a wide smirk, bowing low and flourishing an arm. Quickly dropping the act, she gave a wild cackle; relishing in the serendipity of the situation.*

**"To think I would meet nobility so soon! I at least expected to get into the city first."**
*Taito hoped, at least, she wouldn't have to harm this one... The oni were safe from her ire, if it were to be ignited again. She kept ahead of Matime, eyes glazing over slightly as she thought on some darker topics.*
**"...Your family allow you to travel?"**
Charles
***"Ah.. Yeah, I'm not inherently a noble in the general sense.. Just because my family was born rich doesn't mean that they're lords of anything, per se.. They just have a lot of money. Money that I'm not entirely eligible to inherit.."***

*She sighed, having half-expected this. Rubbing the back of her head a bit nervously again, she understood that maybe she shouldn't be so open about her origin, especially in these lands. While it may be her homeland.. Oni were generally disliked everywhere.*

***"I left home a few years ago to come adventure. I'm only returning now to say hi, stay a few days and head back on out."***
Antonio
**"Hm, so they brush shoulders with nobility, then? I expect that wasn't a pleasant environment to grow up in."**
*Taito rubbed her chin in a moment's thought, nodding appreciatively. While she also spent a lot of time around the lords and ladies of the realm, she was usually armed with a katana and dressed in a house insignia. To be treated as some sort of equal was interesting, to say the least. Matime's disconnect was understandable, but the samurai expected there was more to it.

Her hands rested behind her head, beginning to whistle an ancient Runran war tune. Adventuring was something Taito still partook in today, though had left it at the wayside in recent years. The blue Oni was young, but seemed strong enough to weather the reality of it all yet.*
**"A family visit, hm? Not a bad idea... Though I doubt my family is around anymore."**
Charles
***"Brushed shoulders with nobility, yes. Pleasant environment? It was quite nice, actually. Tons of physical training, studying and research, sure, but truth be told a large portion of the magic I know comes from my adventures. And, ah, that sounds like quite unfortunate.."***

*Matime sort of got a little suspicious because of what the person said; around anymore makes it seem as if she had been around for a long, long time.. And from what she could tell, the lady was simply human. Either way, she didn't care much, as she also had her secrets.. Necromancy being one of them. She was sort of unwilling to return home to an extent, since it was where she was most famous for her skills. The town treated her like a princess, even though she wasn't one, simply because she had magic that played with the laws of nature.*

***"I can tell you wonder if there's more to the circumstances behind my leaving, and the answer is no. I truly did leave on my own accord; adventure was always in my mind since the day I picked up a training sword and my first book."***
Antonio
**"Hm, if you insist! Never say I wished for the youth to not enjoy their tastes of luxury. Adventuring is good for the soul, as long as you have the stomach for it - though I'm sure you've discovered how different it is from the stories by now."**

*Taito's retorts grew flippant, the conversation slowly addressing her directly - and something she'd rather avoid talking about was herself. The oni would show the most disdain towards vampirism, considering it was those turned samurai that took their heads for sport. While the newer retinues may have retired the act, that bitterness is hard to abandon.*
**"...To have no expectations is a freedom of its own. It sounds like you took advantage of it fully, but do be careful not to grow conceited. Even the smallest family lays their gifts at their firstborn."**
Charles
***"I'm the third in succession, I have no claim to my parents' stuff.. Especially now that I left home."***

*Matime sighed, truly understanding what she meant. Adventuring really wasn't the fun and games people believed it and told it to be; when you get out there.. Everything changes. She knew this by heart already, as she had been attacked by bandits almost thirty times over by now.*

***"I left to adventure because I wanted to. It's not like I have the will to return home either way.."***