[Goodness, such air. Such propriety. Tenka imagines ones as polite as Hanbei would be easy pickings out here in these dim, damp roads- but something also tells him- if it wasn't obvious enough- that the man is more than capable of defending himself. It makes him all the more curious, and less inclined to discuss the realities of living at the Kumou Shrine.]

Outdated? I daresay they're far too obscure for my tastes. There are always truths in legends, even if the entire thing seems fabricated.

[He slows his pace, allows himself to settle next to Hanbei once again. He smiles a playful smile with teeth showing and all.] Of course, it entirely depends on your willingness to believe it. Do you believe the rumors of the Kumou Shrine?

[They're almost there.]