[ a deluge? this time he does glance up to the sky– hanbei is usually a man of savvy predictions, but rain that heavy had somehow slipped from his preparations.

of course, he never planned to spend so long here. ]

I see. That doesn’t leave me much time. [ especially if tenka, you know, fails. he says this quietly, though, and acknowledges tenka’s question with a curious look. ] Only about the Kumou family that watches over a small town not too far from here. The few others are a little baffling, and likely very outdated I would say. [ his tone is once again politely dismissive. ]