Your ancestors look upon you with pride,
regardless of what others may tell you. Once, this Empire was
a place where men of strength and courage could act without fear
or regret and do what was right. There was a time when the weak
were pushed aside so that the strong could rule justly and wisely.
That time has passed. Rokugan is crippled
by cowards and weaklings. When threatened, our leaders back down
rather than risk conflict or a loss of face. When faced with
strength, they react with fear and destroy that which they perceive
as a threat to their own power. They call men such as me a butcher
and a traitor when all I have done is punish the weak and undeserving.
They fear me.
Each of you has seen through the web of
lies and deceit they have spun around me. You recognize that
I, like you, have the strength to seize my destiny. What does
it matter what colors I wear? They would cast me out? No! I deny
them! They are unworthy of my loyalty. My loyalty is only to
myself, and to those of you with the courage and conviction to
recognize that only through action can the Empire be saved.
I have heard the tales, as you no doubt
have. A man of unshakable will and boundless vision has begun
a campaign that will unite Rokugan and bring peace. Those who
join him will be protected, and those who oppose him will be
crushed. This is the strength our ancestors knew. This is the
strength we must show.
I will travel to the Crab lands. I will
meet this man myself. If the tales are true, then I shall ride
at his side when the Empire falls to him, and those who have
wronged us will fear the name Junnosuke now and for all eternity.
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