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Shadow looked to the top of the tea shop and ran to it. Using a small box as a platform, he leapt to the edge of the roof and flung himself up, scanning the rooftops until he saw what he was looking for.

He jumped off the roof, back to where Kain stood waiting, and gave him a nod of approval.

"It seems there's a three man tracking squad based on the northern end of town. I can tell by the mud on the prints they left behind. The north end is the only place in town which has any mud left after small drizzle of rain that came through a few days ago. I'd guess they are here to keep an eye on me, nothing more, or they would have made a move already."

He began walking in the direction of the South Gate.

"I suspect that Konjou is still alive, as he is now the head of the Assassins of Teisei with Takai dead. My brother is vanquished, but Konjou lives on, and this scouting party tells me that his forces are still building and not yet ready to deal with me. I don't know if they are prepared for you, nor do I know if they know about you, but either way, I think we'd best play it safe and assume that they do so that we are prepared for the worst."