17. The Arrow
Perhaps it
was the aftermath of snake bites or maybe of what Yorinaga had said, Yuiko went
into delirium after Yorinaga left her quarter.
When Ryoko
finished her duties, she was shocked to find that Yuiko lying weakly on her
bed.
“My lady is
you unwell?”
“Ryoko,
finally you had returned. I’m a fine… Just a little bit tired…”
“Really? You
look sick…What had happened?”
“Well the
fact was that I think Yorinaga had just confessed to me…”
“What did
you said then?”
“I just
managed to say thank you. It’s just so weird; I don’t know how to reply to him.
Not that I hate him, I just couldn’t describe my own feeling…”
“My lady, you
better don’t fell for him. Or else you are going to hate what I’m going to tell
you…”
“What is it then?”
“Remember
that you told me to investigate Satou Norikiyo’s disappearance? Though I still
can’t allocate his body, but all evidence point to Yorinaga’s servant Kimiharu
that he was the last person who was seen with Norikiyo…
According some herb collectors around Mount
Kiei, they saw Kimiharu chasing Norikiyo towards the end of a cliff one day
while collecting herbs around the mountain. They tried to stop Kimiharu, but it
was too late, Norikiyo falls from the cliff as Kimiharu tries to shoot him
using an arrow…”
Ryoko
then hands an arrow engraves with the word ‘K. Haru’ for Yuiko to see.
“Did the
herb collectors mentioned why Kimiharu wanted to kill Norikiyo?”
“No, they
don’t know either. Perhaps he was doing his master’s order…”
“His master?
The Minister of Left Fujiwara no Yorinaga…”
“Affirmative…”
“If so I
would REALLY like to figure it out!! Ryoko, brings me my weather wear and
medicine kit, it’s time to pay the sick servant a visit!!”
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