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Saito snorted. "Got a mouth on you, don't you? But never let it be said that I don't respond to my critics." He smiles brightly. "You see, the natural order is fine. The Kami are at peace, the sea and sky are seperate. The plants grow in the fields, and the clouds roll across the heavens, and the waves haven't dragged the world into the depths. But you're talking about the Garden, aren't you?" He smirks, looking over to the garden. And Markus can see something like pride in his face. "The Blood Rose. People say she was born when a widow killed herself over a rose she found, left beside her lover's bed by another. She's a Kami of vengeance, but Miyamoto managed to tame her. Now she guards the garden, like a good sentient demon-plant."

He glances over at Markus. "You know, you're awfully talkative. Not that I mind chatting, it's not often I get to talk in my line of work. But you do realize I'm going to have to kill you, right? Walking into the Garden is a first class offence, but had you escaped you might have been granted forgiveness. The chance to take your own life, and die with honour. But now?" He sighs, and he looked over Markus with something akin to pity. "There's no way you're living now."