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Night had fallen, the sky was a deep blue, fireflies flew around, perching one plant to another. The crickets and frogs filled the night with their voices and a chilly breeze blew the remaining villagers of Shiromizu as they stretched out on the long pathway shielded with trees on both sides and bushes included.
Three horses carried a few heavily wrapped properties while the remaining four carried some women and children while the rest walked along the small pathway.
Yoshiko silently walked with a backpack on, his face stoic and a tall staff in his hand. He was ahead of them with a horse he held by the reigns. On top of the horse sat a silent heavily cloaked figure.
"Hitomi, I understand that you may not be happy that we are moving. But it's safer for us," Yoshiko said and g
