'Cousin Midori,' Jian smiled and returned Midori's bow, 'I am settling in very well all things considered. Sadly I didn't have much time to get to know my father, but Chitsukiko helped me a lot to feel very welcome. She's taken a liking to Tai Chi and we share an interest in tea. We've spent a lot of time together over the past week.'
Inazuma grab kunai and wraped towel around her torso, covering her cheast "Coming." She said and walk to door opening it a little. "Yes? How can I help you?"
Jurboei plans his visit to the capital, remembering old allies. It wouldn't do to be caught in old vendetta. He would follow his Shogun, for now - but he needed to meet the Emperor, and get the feel of the man and his worthiness. The old lord wondered, if the man would be a good ruler... {sorry for the delay - yesterday, was busy day.}
"Been spending time with cousin Jian, auntie. Our lives have been so different, and we've taken our time getting to know each other after twenty years apart." In more ways than one, but doing her best not to let that show in her expression. Hard to imagine Lord Shintaro's indiscretion with the whore of a foreign land had given birth to a man like Jian. "He's a captivating figure. Honorable and wise beyond his years. A strong addition to the Yakuboo clan."
Awkwardly, the woman gestures at the water, gathering soap and rubbing Kyouka's back as she enters the bath.
Lady Otsu claps her hands, and a young woman enters the room, a mainlander, in a violet dress in the style of the Eternal Empire. The woman bows to the dragon hybrid, as Lady Otsu says "This is Xia. She'll see to it that you're well satisfied."
"Yes, she speaks rather highly of you." There's a hint of something on her face, but she says nothing. "I'm glad to see that you're settling in well, Jian." As she speaks, Shintaro walks across the deck towards Jian. Midori bows. "I'll leave you to it." Midori departs, and Shintaro walks to the railing, wiping a sweaty brow with a rag. "Hey, kid. How are you?"
One of her father's samurai stands at the door. "Sorry for the disruption, ma'am, but I found something I thought you'd want to see."
Laughing a bit at his attempt to make a move while still somewhat indecisive, she took some initiative of grabbing him by the collar of his kimono to pull him closer. Her assertion was countered with giving a gentle kiss against his lips, the softness of hers only an indication of how she might taste if she took it farther. "Careful. If we started now, I don't think I'd ever let you leave. I think we should be arriving soon, so we should probably not be keeping people waiting for too long."
'She has?' Jian smiled, 'I'm glad, I've grown quite fond of her as well, you've done very well being her guardian. See you another time, Midori.' He bowed his cousin and then turned to his father. 'I'm doing rather well, thank you for inquiring, father,' Jian said, 'May call you that?' He got a smirk on his face, 'I hear you've been kept very busy protecting our lives from the Black Widow. She seems like a... rather wild woman to say the least.'
As the old man thinks, his vision begins to blur, and he stumbles. Thumping against the ground, he looks up and realises he's not alone. A woman stands in the room, looking down at him. As his vision clears, he realises that he's looking into the face of his mother, looking just as she did before she died. A flash of memory comes to his mind, as he recalls the way she'd evaded and slaughtered so many men, the day he'd crushed the Rai Clan. "Hello, Juro." She smiles at him through her veil.
"He speaks similarly of you." The woman is silent for a moment, trying to figure out the best way to phrase her sentence. "Friendships like yours are good, and healthy. I just hope that you'll be careful?"
The door slides open, and an elderly man enters the room, bowing deeply. "Hello, samurai-sama. I'm here to inquire as to your health. How are you feeling?"
She sees a length of polished and lacquered wood, carved into the shape of a man's cock. "Well, since there isn't much in the wy of entertainment on this ship, I thought we could find way to entertain ourselves."
"We still have tomorrow, and well... I'm not sure I ever want to leave." He cringes at his own cheesy line, before moving to kiss Koyumi again.
Yunah bows her head in return. "Quiet well after I rested up. I didnt expect My First Journey alone would go so horribly wrong....I Hope this Ship stays above The Ocean" she smiles weakly
