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| 61 | 418 | View more quotes about interestingly">Interestingly, I had never received the opportunity to give Aiko to Ichiro, my bannerman. |
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| 61 | 415 | "I wish you well," I said, bowing. |
| 61 | 416 | "And I, you," said he, returning the bow. |
| 61 | 417 | He then withdrew, and I could see him no longer, for the many men, and even slaves, about. |
| 61 | 418 | Interestingly, I had never received the opportunity to give Aiko to Ichiro, my bannerman. |
| 61 | 419 | It may be recalled that Haruki had ventured to the hiding place of Ichiro and the tarns, where Aiko was in attendance, and that they had then returned, by tarn, to the grounds of the palace. |
| 61 | 420 | It was after that that Ichiro had waited for darkness, to retrieve me, if possible, from the camp of the house of Temmu, where I had presented myself to Lords Nishida and Okimoto, in the hope, first, of preventing the advance of the invasion force, and, secondly, of somehow managing to make contact with the cavalry. |
| 61 | 421 | My ultimate goal, naturally enough, under the circumstances, was to bring the situation between the rival houses of Temmu and Yamada to the point where neither house could achieve, or plausibly claim, victory. |