The wind blew through her hair and hit her face against the night sky. The cool breeze tickled her skin creating goose bumps over her body, but the adrenaline was  fueling her every step. Hoishi was compelled by curiosity and couldn’t help but feel that her life was changing at this very moment. It seemed that every choice she was going to make would dramatically change her life. There was no going back to the life she knew before, because she felt extremely betrayed. The loyalty she had shown to this kingdom, the guards, and the wise and noble emperor was gone. There was no one left to protect her from the clutches of the corrupt system that was about to unfold. She knew it was true, because there the only motive someone could have had to kill the emperor would more than likely have to do with the decisions he had made earlier. The thought toiled in her head as she continued to trail the duo.  Her mind envisioned a figure with no face, just darkness as it tried to fragment it together. Maybe the duo could lead her closer to the answers she desired.<br/><br/>There was something that resonated with Hoishi the second she had encountered the duo, and she was completely unsure what it was. But as her strands of white hair flicked through the wind from her thick pony tail on the back of her head, she neared closer to the pair. The anticipation of sneaking up on the two causing her mouth to water, as a clump of spit ran down her dry throat.<em>The stables</em>, she continued to repeat to herself to make her focus on her current objective. She had gone through another traumatizing state, as she was unsure of the outcome of her personality this time. Endorphins were causing the emotional pain she felt to disappear, but she knew she would feel the consequences of masking these feelings later. The teal blue eyes finally caught her goal, as she neared closer. Throwing open the doors of the stables, the moonlight broke through the darkness that engulfed the horses. She heard a few distraught snorts of the animals on the inside, but as her narrowed eyes scanned the lightened areas of the stables, she saw that she had arrived earlier than the duo.<br/><br/>"Where are they?" she muttered under her breath, before she heard the crunch of the dry terrain from the footsteps behind her. Quickly she dashed and turned around, her white hair flowing around her narrow face as the bright blue eyes stared at the appealing duo. They must have been there the entire time, but she hadn't noticed them until now. The male of the pair's hand was held out to her, motioning that he was possibly warning her away from the dangerous pair. Her stance changed as her right hand moved towards one of the hilt katana's hidden within her belt. Unsure of their reactions of her obviously following them, but Hoishi's nature caused her to stay silent as she stared and waiting for the duo to speak. Her narrowed stare curiously inspecting from one to the other, as they stood in the flattering light of the moon. Realizing that they not only a talented pair, but both attractively appealing to her. Even the smell of them entering the place made her realize that they radiated life. Staying inside of the palace walls most of the time had lacked the essence of<em>real</em>people. The two stood in front of her representing everything that she wanted to become.<br/><br/>This daze may have caused a delay in her responses as she curiously continued to stare at the couple, her grip on the hilt of her katana lessening. The thin material of her sky blue kimono flapped in the wind that entered the stables. Showing off her bare legs, which could barely feel the kissing caress of the cool wind to cool her furious and confused body. Words couldn't come, as she watched them near the horses that once belonged to her father figure of a mentor. The grip of her hilt of the katana dropped instantly as she came to a realization:<em>She didn't care</em>. The thought gave her the strength that had uncommonly escaped her to open her dry mouth. "Take me with you," was the only thing that left her mouth. As she stumbled, realizing how ridiculously it may be sounded, but the man was right. They didn't have time to discuss her motives and convincing someone through words without force wasn't something Hoishi was skilled at.<br/><br/>Dashing to aid the two, she grabbed a blanket as she threw it over her strong shoulders. Grabbing also a saddle as she hoisted the large object on her small framed body, nearing her own horse as she draped the blanket quickly over the horse, along with the saddle. All continuing to answer the unanswered questions while they spoke, "My name is Hoishi Oda. I was the guard of the late Emperor. Obviously, I believe he was murdered and I know that there is no way you two would be the murders." There was a heave as she raised the saddle of her head, and let it land on the horse. Now completing her task, she turned around to look at the pair as she said, "I want answers, and I believe that you two are the only clues that I have." The determination in her eyes was almost impossible to ignore. Her fists were clenched as she spoke.<br/><br/>Jumping on top of her own horse, she pulled on the reigns as began to motion the horse to follow in the few steps the duo had taken. "Even if you don't permit me to, I'm going to follow you," strands of her white hair had broken free of the confines of her pony tail, as they stuck to the sweat of her brow. Hoishi was going to continue more, to try and tell them more of her story, before she began distracted by the sounds of the soldiers entering the stables. "Shit" she muttered under her breath, as her eyes narrowed. Holding tightly on the reigns of her own horse, as she heard the female of the duo make a comment towards her. "Why would I even assume the idiots..." but she was cut short by the sound of her name. Her narrowed eyes glanced angrily towards the person calling addressing her.<br/><br/>Silence could speak louder than any words for Hoishi, for she said nothing to the adviser who she no longer trusted. The only thing that left her face was her narrowed eyes, looking to him as if he was a piece of game that was ready to be killed and skinned. Tortured possibilities for his last waking moments, as she assumed that he was part of the death of the only person she had cared for. Hoishi's pale face began to become flushed, as she was overwhelmed by anger, but as she reached for her own katana she heard the female of the duo speaking. There was a snort of laughter that escaped her mouth for a second, as her pink lips curved into a smirk. The tension between the conflicting pairs of groups continued to grow thicker, until finally it erupted as they screamed for the death of the pair. Knowing how poorly trained the guards were, she only smirked and moved her hand to the hilt of her katana.<br/><br/>The guards were rushing towards her, as she withdrew the katana from it's confines. The blade reflected off of the light of the sun, as a guard dared to rush towards Hoishi and harm her beautiful tan horse. It was an excuse to let the anger that she had been keeping deep inside of her. These guards meant nothing to her, but only represented the repression she had felt this entire time. They were idiots, who didn't take their job as seriously as they should and rarely ever used their brains. Riding the earth of one of the dim witted occupants seemed to fill the emptiness which she currently felt. So as the guard neared towards her with his raging face and lose grip on his own weapon, she quickly thrust the sharp katana into the guard's gut. Devilishly watching the expression of the man's face turn into shock, as blood started to accumulate on the sides of his lips and drip down his chin. Her hand tighten around the grip around of her katana, as she felt his body suck her blade in further. Her muscles in her arms flexed, as she pulled the wet with blood red katana out of the guard's body as it reluctantly let go of the sharp blade.<br/><br/>The guard dropped to the floor, as Hoishi's eyes looked towards the Adviser as she pointed the dripping wet blade towards him. Her hair blowing around her face, as the smirk disappeared. A feeling of such loathing came to her face, as she wanted nothing more to bring this man to his end as well. But she didn't, for it wasn't time just yet."I doubt your innocence, Adviser Gorou, but know that I'll be back," keeping the blade pointed towards the adviser, she pushed her feet together against the horse's stomach, making the animal walk closer towards the disgusting man. The blade neared closer and closer to him, until she said, "And when I do, I won't show you the same mercy I showed these idiotic guard."<br/><br/>Hoishi didn't want to show weakness of fearing the duo refusing to let her tag along, but she would follow them and fight them if she had to pull the information out of them. She had to know why the odd pair was there when they did, but she didn't have time to ask them for their names. Her katana moved away from the guards that were now fearful and hesitant. Looking to see if the duo was going to continue what she had started with slaughtering the rest of the guards, or if they would use this moment to flee. Either way, she was going to follow their direction until she could travel alongside them.<br/><br/>