The young lady chided the younger man.
The man shot me an angry look before putting away his katana. Drawing close, the young girl bowed and said, “I’m sorry to have startled you, sir.”
The girl’s beautiful voice took me by surprise. It was pleasing to my ear.
“It’s fine.”
The young lady added. “Hello, sir. My name is Natsuko Kawamoto. This is my father, Jiro Kawamoto, and his bodyguard, Sasaki Matsuyama. How should I address you, sir?”
“I’m Flynn, Flynn Owens.”
I took a glance at the men behind Natsuko. They appeared severely injured. I uttered, “Did you get into a fight?”
“We were attacked by wild dogs. My father and Sasaki were bitten by the dogs. We were a party of six, which included my father, brother, Sasaki, and me. We were invited by Mr. Logan Thompson of the Thompson Group
