Defenses<br/><br/>"Attack the village?"  The functionary looked aghast at the idea of bandits attacking the village.  "No, samurai-sama.  All the attacks have been outside of the village of people who were working in the fields or foraging in the woods.  Our town has been left unmolested."  The functionary idly adjusted his dark cotton sleeve as he looked to Yuuji.  "There have been occasional arrows found lodged on the palisade walls but there hasn't been any attacks on the village.  No doubt the bandits are afraid of our lord's soldiers."