Castle? Her castle? Jintetsu was honestly surprised at that. Did that mean she had some connection to the local daimyo, maybe? He certainly didn't want to get involved with anyone that important. He should just end the conversation now... but she still had more to say, didn't she? It'd be rude if he just left.

Since when do you care? Haganemaru thought, annoyed, but kept the remark to itself.

When Morrigan remarked on the locals' coloration, though, Jintetsu forced himself to take a look at them (and away from her). They were all blond, all of them. Shouldn't there have been at least a few Japanese around? By now, he was quite used to being the strange-looking drifter, but never for something as mundane as having black hair.

"That's strange," he said, more quietly. "Why do you think that is?"