Destiny's Entwined

6

As you reach home you unhitch the bull and let him wander, horse is set free and you put away all the items bought today, as you finish you hear a commotion down in the village, looking down you look up and see it's still light out, looking at horse you frown and go down to the village.

Reaching the shrine you see the people from before and you ask "what do you think your doing? I bought that stuff for the shrine" they turn and look at you in horror a man steps forward "we are taking this stuff for our shrine" you smirk "no your not, I bought that for here. You want shrine goods buy your own".

Standing to his full hight and leaning over you smiling you draw your sword and point it at his throat "place the items back now or I add a new friend for the spirits to play with. How dare you steal my offerings to the spirits" the other two men pale "you left the village" nodding you smile and point "I live on the mountain, I have a friendly relationship".

Placing the items back as you watch them, Wolf comes down and sits by your side and growls at the three men "I don't appreciate people coming to steal, as I said if you want offerings buy them yourself. Bad luck follows those that steal from a shrine" they leave quickly and you say "I hope they try again tonight".

Hearing laughter you bow and walk back to your home, as you get closer you see a large boar smiling "wow Wolf mate that is huge and brilliant, which bit do you want?" thinking you hear a voice say "insides and a leg" you nod and do as asked.

Looking at him you ask "can you run this other leg down to the shrine for me please?" he grabs the leg and runs down to the village, preparing the rest of the boar and making some bacon, wolf comes back and eats his part of the meat.

The man in the city was getting ready to set off, he had a cart and a cow pulling it, the cart was full of materials and supplies he was taking two men with him and a young maid in his saddle bags he had letters for you aswell, given an area to look for you in he set off in the night to avoid unwanted attention.

You received an answer to your question there was a little hand drawn map with the directions of some paddy fields, going over to the area shown you grin and look a whole area filled with paddy fields you only needed to use one or two.

Making a plan you started to clean two of the fields up ready to be used, knowing you had to plant soon, sighing you made a plan to find some rice plants or seeds, walking back home you saw the foods available soon.

Getting back home you grab some milk, cheese and eggs and go back to the shrine "I would like to ask a favor. Do you know where I can find rice plants ready to plant?" lighting a stick of incense and leaving the offerings in the shrine you bow and walk back home, closing the main gate then your gate.

Spending the evening cleaning your clothes, then making a few with the cheap cloth, yawning you decide it's time for bed as you go in you hear the village come to life, snickering as you hear a scream, glancing at wolf and horse then laughing loud as you get into bed.

Falling asleep to the sounds of fearful screams and laughter, waking the next morning and opening the gates to your yard you see crates of plants, smiling you go and change, then setting the cart you place what will be needed on it and go to the paddy fields.

Stripping to your underwear you start to plant the rice, halfway through the rain comes, grimacing you look up and shrug then continue to plant the rice humming a tune as you do so, the rain stops as you finish and you grab your wet clothing placing it on to the cart you lead the bull home happy with what you have accomplished.

Lighting the fire for the bath, you hang your clothes up to drip dry, the bull goes into the cave and you place the cart in as well, walking around still half dressed you go in and have your bath then wearing clean clothes you check the house and the closed rooms for any damp or leaks.

Finding the place fine you move on to go down to the village and check the houses there for any leaks, seeing the rain has washed away the blood, you laugh and bow to the shrine seeing more shadows about you wave and smile at them giving a bow you walk back home.

Checking your fields as you go past and weeding them if any found, looking at the woods "we will go into the woods tomorrow, we should be able to find mushrooms" smiling you check your animals, seeing the wood pile you get the axe and start to cut the wood down smaller.

Looking around you don't see horse or wolf anywhere frowning, then shrugging you continue with the wood cutting. That done you make a small garden next to the house for herbs and some vegetables, digging the ground out and weeding the unwanted grass and weeds.

Then adding the manure from the animals and plow the area then planting the seeds for different herbs and vegetables a row for each, then looking at the sky as you hear the two come back, smiling at them you start to make a small fence around the planting areas to keep your fields safe from them.

Closing the main gates when finished with the fence, going inside you have a good wash and place a quick meal on for your dinner, passing the food out to horse and wolf then eating yours while leaning against horse.