<div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/236x/41/bf/78/41bf78845e6fcfbf2130bf953e22f131.jpg)</div><strong>Gunba Takeda (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=274532.msg13496842#msg13496842)</strong><br/><strong>Location</strong>: Gunba clan castle (season 1 day 5, year 2)<br/><strong>Tagged</strong>: Miho Nanami (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=274532.msg13515850#msg13515850)<br/><hr/><br/>Takeda noticed Miho's arrival, as she stumbles on the courtly etiquette he waves with his hand and says; "You can stop formalities, I myself I am not man of much formalities myself so you can be formal or informal as you like. Come, take seat and enjoy some tea...or do you prefer sake?" Takeda was huge man, easily towering most men. As Miho had arrived, the castle she entered had walls made from black iron, but the castle itself was located in a ravine; build partly inside to one side of the ravine and also it was build near to waterfall which came crashing down near the castle. So presence of moisture and water was constant as was the sound. Deep crimson lanterns brought light to the castle which was otherwise dark in shadow of the ravine. Curious was also that there was water wheel at water fall, exploit water's flow somehow in machinery which connected to huge hammers in smith shop, so besides water there was also constant background noise of hammer hitting on anvil, in rhythm dictated by nature of the waterfall.<br/><br/>Takeda's eyes studied Miho, especially her more animal traits and features and he asks; "How your parents took your birth? Being so heavily branded by spirits of Krai folk? Did they rejoice, as converts as they were or did their shindo heritage make them feel alienated about you?" Takeda was for certain blunt in manners, but there was no disgust or dismissal in his tone nor his eyes looked suspicious on Miho (what some shindo folks had shown). What most his eyes showed was....honest curiosity?