Kawauso nods, recognizing the good advice. She takes a centering breath. "Yes. Right." Now she does sit, crossing her legs and exhaling thoroughly. "So I have... made my peace... that I will not be the wife of Hantei Genji. That was... I let go of that idea last night. With great effort, as you saw....

The Lion thinks for a moment, then looks down and cryptically says, "Some dreams have always been worth fearing." After a long pause, she shakes her head. "I'm sorry, Wu-sama. I am," she exhales, "too emotional tonight."

"A skilled warrior and a wise man, Wu-sama? You are quite intriguing," a familiar voice says from nearby. Akodo Kawauso had approached more stealthy than she often is. The tall woman is perhaps over dressed as the day is notably warmer than it has been, and she's holding her Ryu-yari. "My apologies ...

Kawauso starts to sit, but goes back to standing as her energy makes her too bouncy. "So that, and... Well, I had been very focused on a, um... particular... future... that I was trying to figure out if I really wanted. But I think, where my heart is, it wasn't... in that. And... letting go of that....

Kawauso smiles. Grudgingly.

"Alright. Be safe. Come back. I... I don't want to add worrying about my best friend to my..." She waves her hand vaguely toward Genji. "Whatever it is I'm worrying about," she says with a weak laugh.

If I may make a suggestion? What about starting with the down-payment for a Kawauso Family now, and finishing it next game? I didn't even know a new Lion family was in the works. ^^; Thanks for the suggestion, Satsuki. I'll give that some thought. In case folks are curious, the thinking about a Lio...

Kawauso smiles, and she nods solemnly at the comment about friendship. "That is... a helpful lesson." She looks like she's about to move on, but then stops. Her brow furrows, and she looks at the box she's brought, clearly working through something. "Jiyo-sama, you... You greatly exceed me in wisdom...

"Maybe at first, Wu-sama? I think... not generally, but I have... I think had too many things on my mind to rest very well. Not all sleep is equally restful, I've heard some say." ''Indeed. I am not an expert on dreams but I heard normal dreams reflect your what happens during the day.'' "That..." ...

"I certainly wasn't planning on it, but... it was the right thing to do. Ah, maybe inspired a bit by Hisomu Matsu-san, something she said to me. About, using your whole heart." Kawauso smiles at Misaki, seeming to have relaxed to normal as she helped the Crane catch up. The smiling look lingers, but...

"No, no, it was..." When she can't find the word she needs, she sighs. "I'm sorry, I'm not making any sense at all." She shakes her head. "The concert was hard, as I was... letting go of something. Something that had taken up much of my mind here..." Her speech and manner had settled down to normal ...

Misaki's even tone is a help, and Kawauso pauses. "I am going too fast," she realizes. She rubs her temple with her right hand a moment. "Let me... start with a simpler question. Do you recall my singing, last night at Togashi-sama's music event?"

The Lion steps in, moving a little ways into the room. She glances around, commenting, "I, um, I'm glad I caught you. I... didn't realize you're l leaving so soon." It distracts from her question as she considers something. "I wasn't planning on staying either, but..." Kawauso seems to be jumping in...

"Good evening, Misaki-san," she said, trying to be proper but not successfully hiding the urgency to her. "Um, could I impose to ask a question? It, um... Well, it's rather private, so I hoped..." Her head gestures into the room while her hands are clasped awkwardly in front of her.

There was an unexpected scratching at the door to Misaki's room, accompanied by a tall, fairly familiar shadow. "Dojo Misaki-san," came the question from a familiar but slightly rushed voice.

With a tiny whimper of excitement and defeat, the Lion steps forward and wraps her arms around Satsuki's shoulders. The hug doesn't last long, but Kawauso clearly needed it. She gives one sniffle on Satsuki's shoulder and then steps back, jaw clenched in determination. With a great deep breath, she ...

"True, but it will also give you many lovely and personal memories too, which perhaps you will one day pass on to someone else. A friend, an ally, a child even perhaps." Satsuki's smile made it seem like she knew something Kawauso didn't. Or maybe that's just how Dragons were. "I would be honored i...

Kawauso listens with rapt attention, hands clasped in her lap. She nods on occasion, especially about those pushing strict rules. And by the time Nozomi finishes, the Lion looks at her warmly, with a little touch of wonder. "I think you are very wise, Nozomi-san," she says, sounding awestruck. "I me...

The Lion blinks in mild confusion as she drops straight into Sora's stream of consciousness. "Um. I'm... happy to bear with you, Jiyo-sama... Oh, haha, bear . Because... Anyway, yes, this week has been most, um, taxing," she says honestly, with a warm but tired smile as she sits as bidden. She keeps...

Hey everyone: For transparency and simplicity, the active Lion and Ki-Rin players voted to publish what we're trying to do with influence and to seek help to get the last few points we're hoping for. We're very close to being able to do a number of cool things, but even burning Kawauso's Great Desti...

Akodo Kawauso looked relatively lost in the imperial section of the castle, especially since she'd managed to avoid it for almost her entire stay, but she was on a mission today. She needed to catch up with Jiyo Sora before heading home. With a modestly sized wooden box held tightly under one arm, s...