Shin had taken off later than most of the guild in aide to the town of Annandale. First he double checked to make sure the batch of scrolls he usually held on his person for emergency were still there (they were) but more importantly, he had to return home for his staff. It wasn't something he usually carried with him anymore, but back in the day it had served as his companion for long travels and many battles. He wasn't getting it for nostalgic purposes so much as recognition that his age wouldn't allow him to walk the distance without some form of help himself.
Trip to his house left him roughly thirty minutes behind schedule. The trip itself was also grueling, more than once he had to stop on account of his age. However, years of magical combat left him more than a little sensitive to such emanations even over vast distances.
"I'm getting far too old for this." Shin found himself cursing his age while willing the spell Meteor into being and increasing his speed. His bones protested the burden of the added force, but a trip that would have taken him many more hours was compressed into moments. Shin released his spell upon arrival, gasping for breath and trying to ascertain exactly where it was he needed to go to make the most use of himself. His better proximity now revealed that he wasn't picking up one magical emanation, but two massive pulses in two separate areas and a bunch of smaller ones in between forming too much background noise.
" Were I twenty years younger, this would be much easier," Shin more hobbled than walked through the town gate. He'd have to make his pick relatively soon, he saw an intersection coming up ahead. However, he found himself feeling younger with each step and eventually found himself calling out loud and healthily for all to hear.
" Yamamoto Shinzaemon reporting to the field, those who are brave- step forth for your punishment. Cowards who would attempt otherwise, leaving now may keep me from overtaking you!" Shin felt his heart pounding with his bold proclamation, even the potential thrill of combat dulling the aches and weaknesses of decades of life.