Without another word, I turned and began walking out of the domain, towards the vast, open plains to the east.
My sudden, enigmatic departure caused a ripple of confusion. Yukiko, ever the pragmatist, was the first to react. "He's up to something," she said to Taro. "I'm going to find out what." She began to follow.
Ryu and the other Masters, seeingtheir ultimate role model leave, immediately fell into step behind them.
Taro, seeing everyone important leaving, panicked. "My lord! Wait! The evening meal!" He scrambled to gather his ledgers and hurry after them.
And then, the onlookers came. The common folk of the domain, the farmers, the laborers, the families. They saw the silent procession of their leaders walking towards the plains, their curiosity overwhelming their fear. They began to follow, a growing, murmuring crowd, drawn by the promise of witnessing something momentous.
