<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, last month<br/><strong>Location</strong>: neutral territory<br/><strong>Tagged</strong>: Cervantes Del Mar<br/><br/>Once she would have held his gaze and remained entirely still but Yamashita's experience of captivity in the first part of the season had left her vulnerable in ways she could not have expected, and when Cervantes' fingers closed around her jaw, tilting her face upwards, she flinched at that contact, eyes darting away like startled deer. The accusation against Gunba fortified her courage with indignation, however, and she brought her gaze back up to his with solemn resolve.<br/>"My Lord stood beside me on the battlefield, and his own sword and armour were steeped in the blood of his enemies. It is the role of the General, however, to protect strategic assets, and it would be remiss of me to allow the Clan to die simply because my ego demanded that my life be considered as important as his. That is the duty of the honourable soldier, to negotiate a path for the future which is larger than their own life, and to sacrifice that life if necessary. Would you not do the same for the survival of your people?"<br/><br/>Her returned challenge was clipped and short, her colour high as she resisted the urge to simply pull away from him, to let him see how much that touch bothered her.