"Hmm," the Hida samurai-ko replied serenely.  "I thought you and Meiwha-hime might want to discuss things privately."  The taciturn Crab warrior rose and shrugged her shoulders, her armour rattling slightly as she did.  "I will go and cleanse myself of the oni's foul blood."<br/><br/>With that Emi bowed a brief departure to the Dragon warrior and strode over to the inn keeper.  Emi chatted with the man briefly, inquiring about his wounded daughter to ensure that the girl would survive.  Then she commiserated with him briefly over the damage to the inn and the disruption of business as usual.  "The Crab and the Unicorn have always been friends," Hida Emi mentioned jovially.  "As have the Unicorn and the Crane.  I wonder why your three Crane friends were here?  Bad luck, to encounter an oni, neh?"<br/><br/>Emi would try to befriend the inn keeper and possibly learn some information about the Crane, who seemed to be the unlikely targets of the Oni's wrath.<br/><br/>Then, Emi would take her leave and head down to the bath house to cleanse herself.