Satsu arrived at the west gate, yawning. He hadn't bothered to inform his squad of anything but they knew what he expected of them. They were good people, but the squad had changed seriously from when he'd first joined. Rei had been an excellent teacher and back then she'd seemed as powerful as she was beautiful. But then he'd seen her, when he'd come to whenever this was, she had aged so very much. She looked to be ready to die of her age at any moment. And according to everything he could gather she'd been a captain-commander for a few years before retiring. But she had lived to retire, so many others he knew hadn't. Among them had been his friends, loved ones, and even family.<br/><br/>Satsu shuddered and shook his head quickly as he stood there, clearing his head of those thoughts. Then again that's what his sake had been for and now he was out. He found himself wondering if he had enough time to go get a refill on his bottle. It had lasted him a few hours and that was good. But he'd also made it last. So he wasn't sure what would happen if he got into a fight without it. Would he be forced to 'accept' his demons? Nah, he'd just end it quick so he could go back to blocking out all the bullshit in his life.<br/><br/>Sighing he sat down legs folding under him. He set Hazuki in his lap and he took a wooden flute from his robes. He took a deep breath and began playing as he closed his eyes, focusing his spiritual pressure as it spread out around him. To anyone else it almost seemed like a flare. But to Satsu it was a web. All around him, his spiritual pressure spread, allowing him to track anything around his gate.