<div class="floatright">(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u133/kokotigress/Elliquiy/Akemi.jpg)</div><em><strong>Name:</strong></em>Moto Akemi<br/><em><strong>Sex:</strong></em>Female<br/><em><strong>Age:</strong></em>18<br/><em><strong>Hair/Eyes:</strong></em>Black/Violet<br/><em><strong>Height/Weight:</strong></em>5'9”/145 lbs<br/><em><strong>Clan:</strong></em>Unicorn<br/><em><strong>School:</strong></em>Iuchi Shugenja<hr/><br/>At the sound of her companion's whisper Akemi's eyes turned to the town in question, considering.<strong>“We are within walking distance Yoritomo-san. And indeed, if we are to take up differing tasks then here is where we must part.”</strong>She replied knowing the reason for the woman's question. Her phobia of horses was a distracting thing and if she were to be of use to them then walking the rest of the way might be best for her. Daiseishin was long used to the Mantis after two years and despite being a spirited horse with far more wisdom than one might suspect, he had gentled for the sake of the Mantis shugenja.<br/><br/>She heard Tetsuya speak again and in finding she was paired with Hida Yuuji something in her sighed with relief. She bowed respectfully to the Lion and then turned to Yuuji. Being paired with the Crab bushi was not a hardship and given the relations between their two clans, it was a better choice than some of the others. Of course, nothing would have stopped her from the task at hand but still it was good to have one less worry.<br/><br/>Akemi would wait for Kei to act, choosing whether to continue on with them or climb down from her mount, before she would urge her larger horse closer to the Hida bushi. At his question she bowed in return,<strong>“I would be glad to accompany and assist you in whatever manner I am able, Hida Yuuji-san.”</strong>She deferred to him and his bushi skill as lead in this task.<br/><br/>Spurring Daiseishin on with a subtle signal to match Yuuji's pace, Akemi blinked in surprise when the male asked her opinion on the matter but her violet gaze darkened as she considered his question seriously.<strong>“I do not sense anything directly, not from here anyhow. But perhaps once we get closer I may be able to look into it... though it will of course take time. Hopefully, these bandits are using more mundane measures that will allow us to ferret them out quickly.”</strong>