<div class="floatright">(http://www.wallpaperup.com/uploads/wallpapers/2016/08/25/1011752/big_thumb_b4c2ef92813c7b92e0a79c69acfd8d8c.jpg)</div><strong>Hisayo Yamashita (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=274532.msg13531034#msg13531034)</strong><br/><strong>Time</strong>: Y0S3, first month<br/><strong>Location</strong>: River Bandits Castle<br/><strong>Tagged</strong>: Akari Hifuki<br/><br/>Defeat was always a possibility when one contested against another, and Yamashita had known before they had begun that the day might be her last. Death, defeat, victory, triumph - these were all things which had been considered as possible, and so when one or any of them came to embrace her, she would have been ready. But she was not prepared for this. Her eyes widened and despite all her composure, her diplomatic experience, Yamashita stared with open astonishment at the woman who'd led this group of rabble and peasants to victory over her trained soldiers, and before she could contain the sentiment, she laughed out loud. It was not a laugh of derision, contempt, or even disbelief, but a genuine sense of wonder, a sense of rightness that this day would end in such a way, even though she could never have predicted it.<br/><br/>"Oh Lady," she shook her head, keeping her hands on her knees to avoid being skewered by an overenthusiastic response to any movements she might make. "A day of slaughter to make anyone sick to the soul, and I have been defeated on the field by a<em> woman</em>? With the state of the realm as it is, perhaps we should be considering elevating only a woman to the position of ruler." Her smile was bitter, wry, and she leaned sideways to spit blood onto the ground beside her, careful not to make it an insult. Looking back up at her opponent, she leaned forward to bow, almost touching her face to the mess of bloodied mud which had captured her attention moments before, before straightening.<br/><br/>"I am neither demon nor whore, but I am indeed exhausted. The day is yours, Lady. I, General Hisayo Yamashita of Clan Gunba, recognise your victory."