Genji seemed oblivious to the double meaning. "That is certainly fine Akodo-san." He did seem to catch up on her discomfort. "Please, though..I do not wish to pressure you if you would rather not. I just enjoy the arts, though not much of a practioner, to be honest. I dabble in poetry, terrible poe...

"Certainly, in a way. Hm, then I apologize for apologizing?" Genji still seemed to be cavalier about it. "Speaking of which, you did promise me to show me your craft sometime, neh?" The Lion giggles at his flexibility, then gets a little quieter when the focus is back on her. "Um, yes, I did offer ...

A couple quiet footsteps are heard, and then Kawauso is opening the door. "Of course, Bayushi-san. Please come in," she says, smiling happily. Inside, she waves the Scorpion toward cushions beside the center table with the tea pot, although she says, "I had tea made, in case you'd like some. Very mi...

"Oh....oooooh." Genji's face melted in embarassment. "Gomen!" He waved around with his cup a bit. "I...uhm...I'm sorry." He eyed her once again. "Yet you are right, I must be blind not ot have missed it. Same long, pretty hair, same height." He sighed. "I owe you my apologies Lady Stag." Kawauso lo...

Far enough down the hall from the Stag party that it was relatively peaceful, Akodo Kawauso sat in her room fretting about having company. She wasn't unprepared, but she also wasn't used to much of anything associated with the castle or anything much beyond her home village. Frustrated, the Lion sto...

Sasori nodded in her lap. She purrs just as Kawauso rubs her shoulder. "Tomorrow morning Early we fish for actual fish." She giggled. "And have some fun." Kawauso is pleasantly surprised at the purr, but doesn't feel any need to change what she's doing if Sasori is content. "Fishing for actual fish...

"That..." she paused, thinking it over, "is probably not a bad idea. Learning to swim that is. There's not a lot of lakes or rivers to swim in back home, and the waters around Great Falls are too strong to safely swim in." She eyed the cold waters suspiciously for a moment. "... Probably not a good...

"So if theoretically I were to fall into a river, you'd have to save me then, eh?" she teased with a pleasant tone. The Lion smiles, a little nervously as she's not sure she gets the joke, but she answers sincerely. "I'm not the guardian of every river, Togashi-sama, but I would save you from any r...

The giggle helps keep a smile on Kawauso's face, and she rubs Sasori's shoulder again, but still gently. "Perhaps not out in the snow, though," the Lion says, smiling a little wider at the unintended rhyme. "Tomorrow evening? I often sleep early to rise early, as Lord Akodo recommends, but I would h...

"Oh? How lovely!" Genji replied with a wide smile, and some red cheeks. "Certainly, this wedding and court does seem to draw in people from all oer the Empire. "I am glad though, it is a good opportunity. Otherwise we wouldn't have met!" He gestured wildly. "Ano...did Akodo-san take part in the bal...

"Naaaah, I don't think we'll all be doing it like that. I think that each clan should find their own thing - their own traditions and way of doing things. That's why we're different clans, neh? And not just one big clan!" Satsuki grinned playfully, sizing up the tall Akodo a bit more now. "My paren...

Kawauso squeezes her friend's shoulder gently. "Yes," she agrees, "very good things have come from the kami. Just, also, some less helpful things." The Lion smiles down at the Scorpion. "But no more about that now. More about playing, or fishing, or..." She giggles, not really trying to return to th...

"Oh, a Crane engineer? Can I ask whom?" He seems to slip by the person quickly and easily. "Oh, certainly Bayushi-san is a wonderful person with quick wit and interesting wardrobe." He indicated to the hostess. "Your clanswoman, Makime-san is also quite lovely, as are the pair of Crab delegates to ...

Sounding a little wistful, Kawauso says, "I feel like we had those things before. Less order, sure, but duty and loyalty? We didn't need gods to tell us that protecting your home and your people is the right thing to do. And they certainly shouldn't get credit for trekking us what we already knew." ...

Kawauso relaxes, nodding in understanding, and then freezes when the direct question comes. "Blee, ah, I suppose there are many interesting people here," she side steps, trying to think faster than the sake is allowing. "I, um, met a very interesting Crane inventor, engineer, person," she says inele...

Kawauso makes a face at another reference to parents deciding. Does father even know he's... supposed to? I guess?

When the direct question comes, Kawauso looks skeptical. "I... I want for nothing, Makime-sama," she says, seeming puzzled at the idea that marriage is a way of gaining anything.

"Fine? Glad to hear." He eyed her cup. "Don't let it get too cold, take a drink Akodo-san." He smiled, and took a sip himself. Ah...the sounds of a burgeoning alcoholic. Or a teenage male. "I can certainly understand. Truthfully, there is a lot that is new to me as well." He gestured with his arms....

"Oh, uh..." Satsuki smiled sheepishly. "Thank you. Usually I get in trouble for speaking my mind like that. I just... well, didn't see the point in all the fanfare. Marriages among the Dragon are more quiet affairs, private for the couple and their closest. So... ah... thanks. I don't really unders...

"Bah! Let them have tea!" He waved towards the unhappy assortment of tea drinkers. "Besides, when one is right and true, the people around them will take notice, sooner or later. We must act with our true intentions, and ignore the chaos around us." He raised his cup towards her. "That is what my d...

"Eh?" the princess blinked with some confusion at the mention of compliments. "But I didn't c-c-c-c-catch any fish... compliments on how to get soaked maybe?" She laughed a little at her own expense, clearly not thinking herself above her own mishaps and failures. Kawauso laughs gently and continue...