[They're so panicked, but in a few hours the stray cat is probably going to wander into the kitchen mewling for milk, and it'll have one of the papers with it and they'll feel dumb as hell for overreacting...
For now, though, the entire household is a rather tense place to be. The guards lose basically all of their bravado when the family member towing Kaoru along appears on the scene and reprimands them; Sen, on the other hand, already has her attention on him from the time he comes into view. The more she learns of this family, the better.
...watching him gives her the advantage of seeing his muscles tense just milliseconds before he moves, and she jumps back as he strikes out with the kick. She can tell from the strike that he is strong. He's fast, too; she avoids the worst of it, but he still lands a glancing blow, and she puts one hand over her stomach as she glares up at him from the tatami mats.
She's inside the room now, though. That will make closing the door incredibly easy.]
Your treatment of guests is abhorrent. [After the comment about not humoring guests, she doesn't expect a response, but she also doesn't intend to let that go unaddressed.] I sincerely hope you don't expect to get anything from me during my stay here, because after that, I certainly won't give it.
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For now, though, the entire household is a rather tense place to be. The guards lose basically all of their bravado when the family member towing Kaoru along appears on the scene and reprimands them; Sen, on the other hand, already has her attention on him from the time he comes into view. The more she learns of this family, the better.
...watching him gives her the advantage of seeing his muscles tense just milliseconds before he moves, and she jumps back as he strikes out with the kick. She can tell from the strike that he is strong. He's fast, too; she avoids the worst of it, but he still lands a glancing blow, and she puts one hand over her stomach as she glares up at him from the tatami mats.
She's inside the room now, though. That will make closing the door incredibly easy.]
Your treatment of guests is abhorrent. [After the comment about not humoring guests, she doesn't expect a response, but she also doesn't intend to let that go unaddressed.] I sincerely hope you don't expect to get anything from me during my stay here, because after that, I certainly won't give it.