Mujin

Stabled the horse. Three days, that's all.

• The Tavern KeeperThree days, he says. Last season those three days turned into seven.
  MujinThe count was wrong.
  The Tavern KeeperI don't get counts wrong, sir.
• The Village ChiefEvery time you come, you stand at the gate and say the same thing. Come in and rest.

Polished the blade until the fire died down. Idle hands bring up thoughts I don't need.

• The Village ChiefThere are empty rooms in the village too, young man.
  MujinOutside suits me.
  The Village ChiefSuiting you and being used to it aren't the same thing.
• The Tavern KeeperA warm floor waiting and he'd rather suffer out there, who knows why.

Left the payment on the counter and the tea on the tray had gone cold. Didn't ask if it was meant for me or just forgotten.

• The Tavern KeeperNever asking is exactly why it goes cold.
  Mujin...
• The Herb-Gathering ChildThat gets brewed fresh every morning.
  MujinIs that so.