This is a continuation of Into The Labyrinth, a modern haibun inspired by Basho's Narrow Road To The Interior but it can be read as a stand alone piece. Click for parts 1 2 3 4 & 5
My heart was weighed down with thoughts of Hringen's death. My old master, unable to escape the labyrinth. Would I end up the same? Then the fox spirit had said something to me at the slaughter stone. Something important, but I couldn't remember her words. Like a dream, the details had drifted away.
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