Declarations

Before he could let his intended words pass out from his lips, a man stepped forward, looming above him on top of the walls. The man did not look to be dressed for battle, neither physically, nor mentally, for he stood there in his kimono with a peaceful smile resting on his lips, as though he had just climbed out of a soothing hot spring.

"Welcome to Honkaido, Matsudaira Motoyasu." Gengyo announced, speaking in a comparatively quieter tone, so that the surrounding people had to strain their hearing to catch what he was saying, but Matsudaira caught him loud and clear.

"Who might you be?" The man responded, mimicking how loud he was.