Nathan left Death God Valley in the middle of the night with Yukihime and Genzo.
There had been no reason to linger. Shigeru and his group had already been paid, and after everything that had happened, there was little left to say. The job was done. Mitsuhide was dead. The valley had been freed, at least for now, and each of them had their own road to follow.
As for Shiina, Nathan had chosen to leave while she was still asleep.
It was better that way.
After sleeping with her, staying any longer would only have made things more complicated. Whatever had passed between them in that ruined shrine had not erased the truth. Their truce was over. The brief understanding they had shared had ended the moment their paths began to divide again. Once more, they stood on opposite sides.
Shiina had made herself clear. If he went after Norihiro, she would stop him.
