<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/8/8e/Yushoto_Jiao-Long.jpg)</div><br/>Jiao-Long sat cross-legged on the ground beside his tent, a bamboo flute raised to his lips, the soft strains of the tune (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABOxTtxJxNw&ab_channel=P%C3%A1ssaroTrov%C3%A3o-SonsAncestrais) carrying to the Legionnaires nearby. His Ashigaru armour sat on the armour stand within his tent, keeping silent sentinel on his performance. His lips quirked slightly in amusement as he imagined the eyes of the dozens of Yushoto warriors who had worn the armour before him gazing at him now. The duties of a Ranger were rather different to that of a straight up soldier, and oftentimes he had had to pass himself off as someone different. While he might not be the match of some of the others within the camp when it came to blade or fist .. his eyes flicked to Ivan .. he had a wide pool of talents that meant he could take on almost any mission the General Staff might send their way.<br/><br/>And on occasion, being able to pass yourself off as a harmless tinker, playing your flute for your supper in some dingy inn, would be of more worth to the Legion than an entire talon of janissaries.<br/><br/>His eyes moved across the camp to where the commander sat, staring into the fire that was her blessing from Hesiesh, and fought down a surge of jealousy. The Dragons had simply not chosen to share their blessings with him. The fact that he considered one particular recipient of that blessing to be less deserving of it than a slug simply meant that he still had a ways to go along the Path of the Righteous Warrior. His honour and prowess would win him the glory that he needed to seek Chu Hua's hand from her family, whether the Immaculate Dragons chose to honour him or not.<em>Dragons send it be soon</em>he thought, before turning his full attention back the music. He still wasn't as proficient with it as he would prefer, and letting his temper get the better of him would not improve his playing.<br/><br/>The commander would fill them in on the mission when the time was right.