Chapter 30
It did rain, as Master Gorō said. It came down in a steady torrent and continued for many hours in the day. The window outside his sensei’s hut had a silver, rippling curtain of raindrops that poured on in a seemingly endless stream as they talked in the old man’s small and modest sitting room. They took their usual positions whenever they discussed something, on kneeling cushions that faced each other. Between them was the customary low wooden table where tea was sometimes served. But today, the table was empty. None of them had any inclination for tea. “I’ve known about it already for a long time, Kai.” “Nothing gets past you, Master Gorō.” The shinobi master grunted in response. “If nothing g
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