Crab Clan Letter - #17
My brothers.
There are no words to describe what I feel today, as I look upon the towers of the Kaiu Wall and see the green witchfires of the Shadowlands burning there. The shame of our failure... the frustration of our defeat... the grief for those who were lost...
We can allow none of this to distract us.
I know that I will never be the leader my brother
was. I know that, had the Horde not struck him down, he would have
ushered our clan into a great new era. I cannot promise you that.
I was born with the fires of Hida's rage in my belly, an anger that
distracts me from strategy and tactics. I would not have chosen
to be daimyo of the Crab, but destiny has chosen me.
I will not fail.
No cost is too high to restore the honor of the Crab. If the Yasuki lands fall, so be it. Better to be conquered by samurai than by the dark beasts of the Pit. Akodo Kaneka has promised that he will give us what we require to battle the Horde, so long as we do not contest his claim on the Yasuki lands. Doji Kurohito has withdrawn. It is not in my nature to compromise, but I must recognize our true enemy.
As much as it disgusts me to think of Yasuki Yashiki ruled by those who are not Crab, neither Crane nor Lion are our enemy. Our duty demands that we respond to the Horde's cowardly assault with all the power we can muster.
I will fight them alone if I must.
But I do not think I will be alone.
Are you with me?
Hida Kuon
Crab Clan Champion