"Huh?" Shima's eyebrows were raised in honest surprise as he recounted the events that had prevented the tengu from getting anything to eat,"Well, the spirit that had come up to us while I was preparing that boar, she started to cry because she was lost and separated from...her queen, I think. I'm not really sure where she's from, but when I say dark, I mean like, dark like the night, not evil, really. A shadow?" He shook his head and crossed his own arms, as he mulled over the thought,"I have no idea, but if she was going to hurt anyone, I would have sensed it." He motioned in the direction of the hotsprings,"She seemed to calm down, though, so I guess she's not that different than anyone else."
His full attention returned to Tsubaki, his tone remaining light,"Good thing, though. I wouldn't be able to fight her if she cried at me. Or was a cat. Man, I hate cats...they're scary." He paused for a moment, seeming to consider the most horrifying of scenarios,"I hope she's not a shapeshifter..."
Again he shook his head,"Y-you think there's any of that soup left?"
His full attention returned to Tsubaki, his tone remaining light,"Good thing, though. I wouldn't be able to fight her if she cried at me. Or was a cat. Man, I hate cats...they're scary." He paused for a moment, seeming to consider the most horrifying of scenarios,"I hope she's not a shapeshifter..."
Again he shook his head,"Y-you think there's any of that soup left?"
"All men are equal before fish."
[br]-Herbert Hoover
[br]-Herbert Hoover