The Agasha who left.

[Rob Bowman]

Shukuen-san,

It takes a big man to take all the hits you did and post this email.  I for 
one will welcome you back,  Welcome home brother... <bow>.

Take care,
Rob- Mirumoto Shokan


>From: "Jared Devlin-Scherer" <hinoryu at mediaone.net>
>Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 17:45:59 -0500
>
>We, the Agasha, thought Hitomi was corrupt.  That is why we left.  We did
>not leave to join the Phoenix, or to run from a new leader.  We left 
>because
>of the "corruption" that seemed to infest our former clan.  We were afraid,
>and apparently we were wrong.  We left because the honor of the Dragon
>seemed to have fallen, but we were mistaken (go HDM!!!).  I WAS WRONG IN
>LEAVING THE DRAGON CLAN.  And now I have politely asked to rejoin, and I
>have gotton rebuked because my clan is infested with bloodspeakers.  I have
>some more comments on this issue but I will let it die.  My opinions on
>purity and corruption are not important.
>     Pukku-san, you did not make the same mistake I did.  You saw through 
>to
>the truth.  You are wiser than me in every respect.  Your work for the
>Dragon is renowned, and I thank you.  But the reason we left was not 
>because
>of loyalty it was because we thought Hitomi was corrupt, but we were wrong.
>
>Agasha Shukuen
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Stephen Muray" <smuray at nac.net>
>To: <dragon at michonline.com>
>Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 3:11 AM
>Subject: Re: The Agasha who left.
>
>
> > Joe Fulgham wrote:
> > >
> > >   Not all the Agasha left.  I was once Agasha Pukku, but have now 
>taken
> > > Hitomi's name as she asked.  Perhaps I shall be an Agasha again one 
>day,
> > > perhaps not.  Agasha Tamori has also stayed with Lady Hitomi.
> > >
> > >   Was taking Hitomi's name such a horrible thing?  She said "Swear to
>me,
> > > leave, or die."  Togashi told me to follower her, so I did as My Lady
> > > commanded, and took her name.  If the rest of the clan had done as you
>and
> > > your bretheren did, the Empire would be in ruins, the evil of 
>Onnotangu
> > > would still be in the sky, and who knows how strong the Shadow would 
>be.
> >
> > Pukku speaks the truth.  Hitomi is the key to defeating the Living
> > Darkness.
> >
> > >   We of the Dragon value the individual path.  To say you had to leave
> > > because the other Agasha left is to deny that belief, and to deny your
> > > heritage.
> > >
> > > > I will admit it, I disliked Hitomi, I
> > > > hated the things she stood for.
> > >
> > >   You hated defending the Empire from a threat they didn't know of and
> > > following Lord Togashi's commands?  How very odd.  Perhaps you should
>stay
> > > with the Phoenix.
> >
> > As I saw it from the outside, Hitomi stood for loyalty and trust in
> > one's lord.  As a Scorpion, I admire those willing to stand by her side,
> > just as we stood by Kachiko's side throughout the Clan War.
> >
> > > > But now Lord Hoshi holds the mantle and he
> > > > is a man I can follow.
> > >
> > >   Because he does not risk?  Because you do not put yourself in a
>precarious
> > > position when you defend him?  Togashi himself told you that Hitomi 
>was
>the
> > > next Clan Champion, and you left.  Do not try to pretty the knee-jerk
> > > cowardice of a large amount of Agasha with diatribes on honor, and "a
>man I
> > > can follow".  Hitomi saved the Empire, and perhaps the world.  If that
>is
> > > not someone you can follow, you should not be in this clan.
> > >
> > >   Don't get me wrong, I do not hate the Agasha.  I hate what they 
>*did*,
>and
> > > I hate their pride in fleeing a difficult situation.  If they wish to
>return
> > > to the Dragon, I welcome them back, but I do want to hear them say one
>thing
> > > first:  "We were wrong to leave."  Without that, you will get no 
>welcome
> > > from me.
> >
> > You are more forgiving than our clan.  Aramasu, a similar case, would be
> > welcomed with a smile and a dagger if he were lucky.  It's likely
> > though, that he wouldn't be quite that lucky.
> >
> > What would the Crane say if the Yasuki came to them asking to be
> > permitted to return?  What would the Crab say?
> >
> > And if the Yasuki or Agasha did return to their home clans, are they
> > going to flee the clan the next time things get difficult?
> >
> > Bayushi Murai
> > Scorpion Clan Poet
> >
>
>

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