[FatherDante]

Cool my head? I didn't even use a single exclamation point. [shrug] I don't think I said a thing I would consider untrue.

Kaede left too. He found Genbu no Okina, a strange old man living near a river.
The old man with no certain name was one of the protectors of the seal, the god of Genbu the black turtle. He was once a fantastic swordsman, but in his old age he desired only to fish and be at peace. But he too felt the tremblings of the opening gate, and sensed the secret inside Kaede. So he taught him everything he knew, and in time, Kaede surpassed him in skill.