Sara didn't speak much for the rest of the journey, she had said all she had needed to say to her company before they set off on this trip. When she did speak, it was some unnecessary and dull remark about the weather or scenery as they trod through the gradually changing terrains of the Ninja World. She wasn't good, nor was she fond of idle chit-chat, but she was also not one for silence, because then she knew she'd have to speak to him, and he was worse company than any Ninja she could think of.
The road was long and tiresome, they scrambled over rocks and waded through rivers until eventually the smoke from the taverns chimney was in sight and they knew they had made it. A new era in both their lives began as they stepped through those doors, she on her path of discovery and him, ready to fulfil his true-purpose. Their paths would cross again, they both knew it, but for now Sara left him with a smile. A smile that peered at him from behind the bar as she stepped down the stairs into the basement. She knew Isabella was sometmies here, and Tori'ann had exited in this direction but honestly, she didn't mind if she ran into either of them or not. She had questions for both, but part of her just wanted to find out for herself.
The tunnels beneath the tavern were complicated, a maze tat she herself had dug all the times she had stayed their. A tunnel that her and her friend Lexi had mapped out in both of their minds, a spot for them to hide when they needed to be free from distraction or fear, a place for them to come when they belonged nowhere else. Lexi lived here, served at the bar to avoid confrontation, she had never really been part of Kirigakure, despite being registered to it for as long as Sara. She was the out-of-town back-up Kage, never around unless she was truly needed. Sara could tell how much time Lexi had spent down here, smoothing out walls and decorating rooms.
She threw her bags down and left a note behind Lexi's door. Big letters read "Let's do it."
Inside the note read. "I'm ready to take the next step, I'll head to Konoha when I'm settled. Do your part and I'll see you around.".
After delivering the note, Sara disappears behind a door and takes time for herself.
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-Chapter 2-
Plant the Seed
A fresh faced Lexi Blades exited her room that evening, having already read the note earlier in the afternoon. She wore a long black cloak open at the front and tied only at her neck, much like a cape in design. The cloak was plain other than being torn long the back edge (the one dragging along the ground as she walked), and featured a simple, almost invisible flower pattern around the neck and shoulders, the pattern picturing many thorny stems with the occasional rose (the almost invisible comment refers to the pattern being black ont op of the slight;y different shade of black cape). She carried a brown satchel which hung by her left hip and left her hood to shadow most of her face. Despite being open at the front, the cloak swayed in the wind and provided enough shadow to obscure the rest of her clothing, although the odd flashes of colour protruded from within. No hair was present, so it could be assumed that it was tied back in some fashion and hidden perfectly by her hood.
She left the tavern in almost complete silence, making no attempt to be noticed by any of the visitors. As she left the door she changed her course and began the long journey to Amegakure. The 12 hour trip would be a strenuous one, but one she was sure would be worth the trouble. The perfect place to begin, some would say.
-12 hours to Amegakure-
