Re: Chapter 3 - Duty Before Honor
"I apologize for my hasty assumptions, Satoru-san," Yoritomo Akuto bows, "too many see the Mantis as little better than honorless ronin to be bought by the highest bidder. As it so happens, however, what the Crane may offer to the Mantis is not material in nature, but a duty that the Crane have little use for. The Minor Clans of the Empire are a much neglected group whom the Crane have been generous enough to support in the Courts. However, they trust the Great Clans but little, having been at their mercy for so many centuries, and hesitate to bring their issues to the Crane. The Mantis, however, are of their own and hold a unique position of being able to support them in the courts and see things from their point of view. If the Crane were willing to offer to the Mantis their duty of supporting the Minor Clans in Court, it would be beneficial for everyone involved...except for the Lion, of course."