Blackfeather Woods 青

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kaede understands that those of her lands do not always welcome the kitsune.

shinjou's reticence is normal, then. natural.

their discomfort is why kaede desires to have the fox at all.

beside her, the small creature too is bowing.

at this, a smile is hidden.

"masa-sama. he does not speak. i mean to have him for my kouri."

slowly her eyes raise as she speaks, lashes unveiling her eyes with a deliberate glimpse for masa alone.

kaede is deliberate. by stating her intent, she reasserts herself not only as lady, but of a raised rank, one which demands that she be attended.

masa-sama. does he find her beautiful? by now she has dropped her gaze away again in humility. 

it is a game. and it is not a game. only a lord can recognize her in the ways she wished to be named. a slender hand outstretched for a gift, and his reward is the impossible sakurasou depth of her eyes.

these samurai will tire of bounties. they will wish to settle, she believes, and when that moment comes, she will be prepared to step into an even higher role.

soft palms take what the samurai grant, but kaede does not intend to give until she must.