"Power corrupts."

"Unless you are equally as impure as the power you hold"

"That is a very dangerous endeavor."

"It sounds pretty self explanatory doesn't it?.."

"Would it help you if I showed you what mine did?"

"I can't help you if I don't know the extent of what we're working with."

"I see. What exactly does this one enable you to do? or what does it do?"

"I see. a direct connection to your soul, usually that is very draining to the inexperienced."

"These are interesting. imprints of beasts... or yokai, on them."

"I only possess one active talisman, the one on my Obi, that is connected to my sword."

"cards? would you mind showing me a few of them?"

"What exactly do you know already of spirits?"

"Such as combat implications, methods of worship, anything else"

"I am.. a sort of Warrior Monk, you see."

"Onna-musha and a Kyoshin. I take a few under my wing to teach them every year or so, usually from opposing Houses. after they tend to lose to me in battle. But I'm offering you become one of my students without the need to fight me."

"And a Dragon..."

"Forgive me for this bold request but.."

"Could I perhaps interest you in some spiritual guidance?"

"So... you yourself are of-"

"Wait.. Kitsune? Such as the likes of the Inari Okami?"

"What sort of Yokai does this?..."

"What is fueling such a thing to engulf your flesh?.."