"They mean to let the bandit get away?!" Emi says with surprise and some anger.  Typical Scorpion and Crane tricks.  She'd be much happier with the bandit going towards a humiliating public execution and the magistrates doing their job through honorable investigation.  Well, it was too late to do anything about the bandit now.  If worst comes to worst, she supposes she can track him down later.<br/><br/>Now, the most important thing is to reach the Crab address and clear her Clan.  And helping out the Unicorns, often allies of her Clan, can't hurt either.<br/><br/>Suddenly, the Crane magistrate reappears, with blood on his tunic.  Emi lifts her hand to hail the man.  "Doji-san," she calls out.  "Are you hurt?"