The stars in the sky's gleamed like like something Ashi's never seen. It was a cold night but the fire kept them both warm. Ashi looked at the Samurai in the light of the fire. His eyes were tired for more reasons than one; The Samurai's body while well toned is covered in faded scars from the decades of battles. She almost wanted to touch them and ask how he got each one but she wages they'd be there all night.

"Am I that interesting?" Jack said breaking out her lazer focus. His comment made her cheeks flush but she didn't understand what this feeling was.

"No, it's just...Your scars. In my journey to find you I encountered people you helped. But I'm just curious to know more of what you've done." Ashi asked honestly.

"You still don't trust me?" He asked with a raised eyebrow.

"NO...I-I do. I just..want to know more about you. People view you as a messiah, I want to understand that feeling." She said.

"A messiah? That's a bit extreme. I am Just a man attempting to finish what my father started." Jack said with his head down.

"Based on how you speak on your father and mother, they must have been good people." Jack gave her a sad smirk thinking of his long dead parents.

"They were."

"I'm sorry if I brought up bad memories." Ashi said.

"No, it's okay. Sometimes it's good to remember them, too remember what i'm fighting for."

Ashi smiled, something that is still new for her. As was this peaceful sitting they were doing. Ashi's life was rarely spent casually. If she wasn't training she was restlessly sleeping.

"So you want to hear some stories?" Jack said running his hand through his beard. Jack took a minute to start but when he started he took off. He told Ashi about his first days in this world where he helped Talking dogs (not that she knew what dogs were) fight off an Army of Aku's beetle droids and the time he fought a small platoon of near unkillable robots infused with Aku's essence. This lead to him talking about when he was magically turned into a chicken, which had Ashi laughing in disbelief and of course, his various adventures with the only man he would call his friend: The Scottsman.

"This scottsman sounds….interesting." Ashi said in disbelief.

"Like you, we didn't meet on the best of terms, but we became fast friends, probably my only friend." Jack said remembering that horrendously built bridge they met on.

"He tried to kill you?" Ashi said surprised.

"Indeed." Jack said remembering his friend.

"When's the last time you saw him?" Ashi asked. The question made Jack frown.

"It's….been a long time. In my shame, I never felt right seeing him having let so many perish in the years I spent without my sword. I hope he's still alive." Jack said.

Ashi merely stared at him. His stories got her to understand just a little bit more of him.

"It just occured to me. I don't know your name." Jack said. Ashi realized in the time they spent together he never gave it and he never asked for it.

"My name is... Ashi." She said, her own name sounding strange on her tongue.

"It's good to meet you" Jack said with a smile. Ashi smiled back knowing her life would never be the same.

"Can you tell me about your childhood?" Ashi asked

"Well, I didn't exactly have the most normal childhood." Jack said

"I could say the same but something tells me for different reasons." Ashi winced thinking about her mother.

Jack told her of childhood. How he lead a normal life as a child of the emperor of long forgotten land. He told her solemnly of the day Aku destroyed his home and enslaved his father as retribution for his first defeat. Jack switched tones and told her of all the long gone civilizations he trained under. He told her of vast deserts and expansive forests teeming with all manner of creatures and vast kingdoms; Ashi listened intently and with wonder of all the people he described. Monks, tribesman and Warriors of all kinds. He regaled her of time he had to help steer a boat in the middle of a storm. Ashi felt excitement at his tales, and hung on every word he said.

"And that is more or less my childhood. Not all good but not all bad. Much like life i suppose." Jack said sagely.

"Those places sound amazing."

"They were. But this world is not without its sights too see." Jack stated.

Ashi stood up "I want to see it all. Everything I never got to experience growing up."

"And if I manage to destroy Aku you may." Jack said.

"Will...will you come with me?" Ashi asked nervously. Ashi's response made Jack disquieted

"I… do not know if i'll be able to." He said simply.

"I don't understand." she asked confused sitting back down.

"I do not know if there is a way but I must keep searching for a way home. At the end of the day: I am not from this time and I have no desire to live here forever." Jack said.

Ashi grew quiet at his testimony. "Well I could help you search and we could take in the sights together maybe?" She said not looking him in the eyes.

Jack smirked "Of course. I could always use the company. But I think we've had enough wondering about the future, we should rest and worry about tomorrow." Jack kicked the dirt out and layed down on a pile of leaves.

"Good night, Ashi."

Ashi layed down feaful of the future and yet hopeful at the same time "Goodnight...Jack."