Bayushi nodded to Sasori. "Of course. It's a worthwhile effort."

"I would like you two to brief me on any major developments since the wedding."

"I agree with that. Even those tasked to hunt things with that corruption should only know what they need to to fight it," he replied with a nod. "At the same time... enough should know that much. It thrives in darkness, and that likely includes the darkness of ignorance. It won't likely take kindly...

Bayushi soon joins them, entering gracefully with a nod to the two before taking a seat. "Good morning Kogi-san, Sasori-san."

He considered the answer. There didn't seem to be anything unusual about him that would suggest corruption, but this sort of thing could be subtle. "She was surprisingly normal until she was around four or five. I started noticing that my attention would sometimes slip from her unintentionally aroun...

"I agree," he replied with a sure nod. "If you learn more about it, please keep in contact."

"Indeed." He simply nodded. "She has told me some about your conversations. Her mother's nature isn't as... stable in her as it is in Hanako. What did you have in mind?" Bayushi was a Kami who kept everything under a mask, literal or metaphorical. Still, despite his calm tone, there is something abo...

"Indeed," he replied with a nod. "My wife spoke of you to me some years ago."

Bayushi nodded to her. "It's been a long time in coming." He's dressed in a sumptuous red silked kimono with a fairly simple obi with a subtle pattern woven into it. He takes a seat.

As she settled into the court, Nozomi's eyes locked in on one particular figure. It was the first time that she had ever actually met him. She couldn't help but stare a little. He was certainly as ... eye catching as she'd been led to believe. His presence, along with his daughter, was ... she wasn...

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"Sorry dear friend, but I appear to be borrowing one of your followers for a while."

He smiled at Bayushi.

The man lifted his hands in a slightly exaggerated shrug. His eyes were smiling. "I suppose can part with her temporarily for your sake."

"Indeed. You have earned a bit of rest, I think. Go get some sleep, niece. The world will keep going for a few hours."

He chuckled at that. "Understood."

"We will have to reach the others to make them aware," she said considering that. She takes another drink and then said, "Fifteen years... I have a lot of work ahead of me cleaning house." "Indeed. We have our own searching to do - every Clan should, to make sure they don't have similar monsters in...

"My dreams have been untroubled, but I understand Togashi may be having some difficulties."

"I honestly don't know. Perhaps his proximity drew its attention. Perhaps, as an artist, she has very vivid dreams and that did it," he replied. "There are a multitude of possibilities."

He chuckled. "You would have to ask my wife about that one. As to telling you... I'm sorry you had to go through that. It is entirely possible that she tried, but communication is metaphorical and unclear in dreams, and she has been immersed in one for... likely longer than we realize."

He sat back and considered. "Our enemy clearly plans to go after people's minds first. We have seen that on multiple occasions now, as well as taking different forms. I suspect it will try to appeal to the weaknesses in each person, as it said itself. Speaking in their minds about their fears, hopes...

"Unfortunately, it is not a supernatural force I am as well-versed as others in, but I can make some extrapolations based on similarities to other things," he explained. "What specifically did you want to know more about?"

He silently topped her off as he listened. "Yes... Enemies haunt our shadows, and we rarely know until they decide to let it be known, or we are very thorough or lucky." He shook his head. "Ananzihime-san... I feel for her situation."

His own eyes flared, as he slowly turned towards her. "And my honor demands I make the best decision for my clan and my people. Not one made for me, not one made in haste, nor panic." His eyes turned a deeper color, and his skin seemed to take on a sheen. "If my mother has opinions, she can express...