Yoritomo sent Kagesue KAJIWARA in October (September under the old lunar calendar) to check on Yoshitsune at Kyoto, and Yoshitsune appeared in front of Kagesue with a body that grew thin and was worn-out.
9月に入り京の義経の様子を探るべく梶原景季を遣わすと、義経は痩せ衰えた体で景季の前に現れた。