The festival's patrons still tried to keep a happy, joyful mood, as they knew they could not leave. They are were trapped here, in this valley, until the assassins were caught.
Or until all the Shinobi were dead. But that truth remained unspoken.
The more optimistic pointed out that one assassin had already been eliminated. Others like Chikai, expressed their feeling in tearful drunken rants. By mid afternoon, a scuffle broke out. CM and Whatasnipe were confronting Taiga. Even after he being the one who found out Misi was the assassin, the three Shinobi were not buying it, claiming it was a ploy to gain trust. Taiga laughed, finding the whole thing rather amusing. But even with the nonchalant expression, more and more Shinobi were convinced of Taiga's words, even those who once supported him.
To most, between the lies and the sudden change in attitude in regards to CM, the evidence was damning. Others still supported him, however, insisting Taiga was a hero. Taiga allowed himself to be arrested, claiming his innocence with a smirk and a shrug. They took him into an isolated tent and tied him firmly to the center post. All the while Taiga submitted completely, albeit not without amusement.
When interrogated, CM, Zama and Whatasnipe kept pointing out the lies and the strange behavior between him and Misi, but Taiga brushed them all off with a grin. He even threw their own "wild" theories right back at them. Even when the torture instruments were displayed and sharpened, Taiga maintained his innocence.
The three left the tent to cordon off the area. It was a festival, after all, so they wanted to spare civilians from hearing then screams of a man. They requested musicians to play as loud as they could, and made sure every showman available performing wild acts of skill and hilarity alike.
Satisfied, they returned to the tent, hoping Taiga had time to reflect. None of them particularly enjoyed wrenching out teeth and sawing off fingers, but Shinobi do what they must.
The smell of fresh blood hit them full force before they even entered. Before they even found their prisoner was dead. His head lolled back, his slackened mouth still running over with blood. Spatters of blood speckled the post and the man's face, as if he had been choking on it. The three stared in horror. Had an assassin come in and finished him before he could talk? Upon closer inspection, they found Taiga had done this to himself. The bastard had chewed off his own tongue, and drowned in the resulting gush of blood.
It turns out they were correct, at least. Taiga had been an assassin.
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