Shi gets pounced at, but recovers for more racing time. Around and around the Spider quarters... "Mmm.... I tried that. Back home, I caught Kanna-sama's son feeding him. He likes to wander on his own sometimes. One of these days, Sho might get me in trouble." She paused, "I do wonder what adventures...

The orange cat butted his head affectionately into the side of the white one before racing a small distance away, and looking back expectantly. "Sho's new trick is trying to convince others I forgot to feed him. Often, i find out after he has had more than one extra meal." Fumi focused on calming he...

Shuri gets into immediate tussle mode, swiping and play biting ferociously. Ayeka shook her head with a sigh. "I cut the smallest of strands of string off yesterday's kimono this morning, and Shuri decided that it was the greatest gift I have ever given her." Rolling on his back, Sho held on and ra...

The orange tabby was pounced on and grabbed the white fluff with his front paws, rolling them together in one smooth movement for a very feline tussle. "There they go again." A giggle escaped Fumi. "I have no idea, Ayeka-chan. Though, earlier Sho found a curl of wood wood from a carving I was workin...

Fumi nervously pushed around a tea cup from her tea set. The servant had not yet returned with the hot water so she could begin the ceremony but she had things laid out expectantly. To her side was a pile of collected notes from the day before. Hopefully, some of it would be useful to Ayeka. Sho, th...

Fumi decided to attend. She sat off to the side charcoal and parchment at ready just in case. Besides getting to the fox, the affair seemed rather dull. Fumi would much rather be studying.

Another barely there smile; it seemed to be his usual. "Perhaps so, Hisomu-san." He inclined his head to her. "Hopefully not. And if we are forced to stay another day, so be it. I do not think our hosts will begrudge us their hospitality." He pursed his lips. "The only danger is if some party feels...

"I did not arrive till it had been, according to the others, sucked back into the Realm of evil, when the gate was closed. It was large - I could see it as I approached, from a ways away, but I couldn't see it clearly - a Ki Rin and a Dragon were fighting it, and not on a winning side." "Was any of...

Fumi continued her notations. "What form did the monster take? Is it something you have seen elsewhere in your travels we should worry about?"

"This was literally, and I cannot emphasize that enough, outside a gate to a Realm of evil, that was slowly closing, and that had been corrupting the area around it for years. Some days I wonder that I got as much answer as I did. Others, of course, I wish for more." "So you think it was not the mo...

Fumi took a note of what he said on one of her parchments. "Do you think there were other factors at play as to why they would not answer you or the severity of the wound? Perhaps the nature of the monster's claws? Some more mundane wounds fester rapidly, the injured becoming fevered and ill. A mons...

"Hai. One of my thoughts when you first stated what you were trying to study was that one that wished to do injury could study your works as well, to better damage others. And, with non-humans, they would have the same issues. Not wanting us, who might be enemies at some point, wouldn't want such i...

Just a double check: armorsmithing works for making a mempo as it is a part of an armor set?

"The only one I have encountered that used to be of the size of the Empire is the Ratlings. And they are re-growing, but suffered greatly first. Mostly, it is smaller tribes, in small areas. But there are also areas that have no humans at all, only animals. Areas I was warned off of by flights of a...

"Very tall." Hikaru nodded, almost smiling. He hesitated a moment, and then inclined his head. "If time permits. With the wedding done, most guests are expected to depart shortly, and I am no exception." He frowned. "Weather permitting, of course. It seems to be taking a turn for the worse." "I ass...

"Especially with the clan's small size. Many think the clan's large, compared to the size of the old tribes. I have spent much of the last 15 years traveling, and can guarantee, there is more out there than many think. And the Clan's are still small, compared to the land out there." Fumi's head coc...

"Perhaps." Hikaru said politely. After a moment, he smiled, just the tiniest bit. "Although the Spider do not lack for warriors to teach you. Hisomu Matsu has earned great fame, and I caught sight of her presenting a gift. She is a paragon of both Bushido and the blade." "I didn't realize she was s...

"Do you then suggest teachers should not strike lagging students to inspire them? Or perhaps be a bit more... careful with the strikes?" "I know at least in the one case, it was two young, rival students trying to best one another. I am sure every clan has a pair like that. A pair constantly teasin...

Hrm... calligraphy, armorsmithing, or weaponsmithing?

It gave me a good chuckle when my wife pointed out that this: -Are you troubled by strange noises in the night? -Do you experience feelings of dread in your basement or attic? -Have you or your family actually seen a spook, specter or ghost? Was this: https://youtu.be/mKwh04yGB2M Oh good! Just the ...