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a tour? with the daimyo himself? oh—; a flicker of surprise upon her face before she turns reticent.
satsu thinks she can act the part around her superiors. alas, her only experience has been in practice with the other women; and besides that, around her father, who would only see her in private.
this is different.
—i would like that, a feint, but the girl must accept. she draws shyly alongside him and is soon eclipsed.
if he is the mighty tiger, she is a lily petal caught in his wake; slight by comparison and easily trampled.