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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2015 6:59:46 GMT -8
Surprised, and also excited, to see young Isao, Aiko shivered with anticipation and approached him. "Ah! Master Isao! I'm so glad you are here! I never had the chance to thank you for what you did. A truly brave and noble thing, thank you, Samurai, thank you so much!" Aiko would have hugged Isao if she didn't know any better. Observing the movements of the various armed men, Aiko looked at Isao curiously. "Why so many fighters, Samurai," she asked. "Aiko," scolded the Swordmaster quietly. "Oh," Aiko shook her head. "My apologies, Isao. Yes.. please, let us wait for your lord, Genji. We are eager to meet him." Aiko smiled at Isao and bowed to him before entering through the gates, followed by the Swordmaster to wait for Lord Genji. |
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Ashikaga Isao
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Roleplay posts: 358 
Age: Adulthood
Physical Description: Lean, perhaps no taller than 5'8", Isao has the pedigree of a noble samurai. He has handsome features downplayed by a serious disposition. His hair is long, black and tied in a formal topknot. His eyes are a dark brown with flesh gently kissed by the sun.
Clothes and Equipment: Haori, kosode, obi, hakama, tabi, and waraji or zori. Daisho.
Registered: Jul 25, 2015 5:29:13 GMT -8
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Post by Ashikaga Isao on Dec 23, 2015 11:24:09 GMT -8
For the briefest of moments the samurai regarded the young maiden with warmth in his smile but propriety all too quickly secreted it away. Isao bowed to Aiko and the Swordmaster before he reclaimed his look of stoic disposition. "I cannot say how long it will be until Lord Genji is available to receive you," the young Ashikaga intoned. "However, two rooms will be provided to you and you will be entreated as guests of his Lordship. If you come with me, I will show you to the guest quarters." His eyes flickered from the Swordmaster, lingered on Aiko then turned away as he escorted to the two inside. He maintained a sense of calm while he wanted nothing more than engage the young Onna-Bugeisha and stoke his curiosity.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2015 11:55:48 GMT -8
Aiko glanced at the Swordmaster, who gave a slight nod of approval. "Of course," Aiko replied, and she followed Isao to the guest rooms, the Swordmaster in tow. Looking at all of the armed men and banners, Aiko became curious about Isao's own lineage and history. "So, Isao, how did you come to serve Lord Genji and Omura? Omura must be an excellent teacher, judging from previous events."
"Excellent, no doubt," the Swordmaster commented. "But all samurai should know that their is no such thing as a perfect warrior. There is always room for improvement, whether it is with the mind, body, or spirit."
Aiko nodded in agreement with her mentor. "My Master is a wise man, and he has shown me many things, Isao. I trust that one day he can teach me to become a fantastic warrior, much like yourself."
The old man laughed just a little, "in due time you shall be a bright warrior, Aiko. In due time. But I foresee many teachers in your future. An old man like myself does not have much longer to live. Perhaps Omura, or even Isao can train you after I take my leave."
Aiko would be satisfied training under Isao and Omura, but at the same time she didn't like the idea that the Swordmaster might be leaving her so soon.
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Lord Genji
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Post by Lord Genji on Dec 23, 2015 11:57:14 GMT -8
The Empress nodded her regal head back to Isao when he made his leave, and waited until he had gone before she turned back to Genji, a small smile on her lips but a guarded look in her dark eyes. She liked Lord Genji, but it was all the more reason that she should be wary of him. Unlike Genji, and unlike Isao, the Empress had been raised in a viper's pit of a court, where the wrong word and the wrong step could mean poison in your cup. Her father and her brothers had fallen to that tactic, and the Empress wanted to make sure that she wouldn't either. In essence, the Empress of Katashima did not know how to trust, and it was not a thing she wanted to know. "I take my Stewardship of Katashima seriously, Lord Genji," the Empress said as she turned to continue walking with the older lord. For all that she was only two decades old, having been raised in her toxic atmosphere had made her wiser, in SOME aspects, than her years. In others, experience was the only true mentor. "I cannot know Katashima if I have not seen Katashima with my own two eyes. I begin with the Toku Province, and will make my way to visit the other Daimyo." She turned to look at him, golden decorations in her hair softly chiming. "I am also interested in knowing your standing with the Yanata Clan, Lord Genji." The Empress had two reputations running through Katashima; one, that she was spoiled, arrogant, and impulsive, with a chip on her shoulder and no restraint on exercising her power; two, that she was young, but bright, capable of lethal force, but not unwilling to negotiate. It all depended on what rumor had found its way into the ears of her subject, and which rumor they chose to believe. Of the two perspectives on the Empress, Genji certainly belonged in the second category, and clearly identified as such in the courts. "The Yanata Clan? We are distant but not hostile. Our interactions have been limited. I believe history has exposed them to have had some irrational leadership, which at the time our clan vehemently opposed." They continued walking down a pathway shaded by sakura, along which ran a tiny stream. The mansion had several side gardens and passages. (Let's get into the right thread for this.  ) |
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Ashikaga Isao
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Roleplay posts: 358
Age: Adulthood
Physical Description: Lean, perhaps no taller than 5'8", Isao has the pedigree of a noble samurai. He has handsome features downplayed by a serious disposition. His hair is long, black and tied in a formal topknot. His eyes are a dark brown with flesh gently kissed by the sun.
Clothes and Equipment: Haori, kosode, obi, hakama, tabi, and waraji or zori. Daisho.
Registered: Jul 25, 2015 5:29:13 GMT -8
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Post by Ashikaga Isao on Dec 23, 2015 12:43:13 GMT -8
"If you follow me just this way, we can arrange for tea while you wait," he politely offered. The young samurai politely ignored their kind words and played towards indifference. As a samurai he could not show any sense of pride, preferring a sense of humility throughout. He would never suggest he was talented but wholeheartedly agreed that Omura was masterful veteran of the martial arts. He hoped to possess a measure of his skill. When the two were ready be would escort them to the tea room. Guest's Tea Room |
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The Yanata Clan
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Post by The Yanata Clan on Dec 26, 2015 11:10:44 GMT -8
In the early hours of the morning a rider bearing the distinctive crest of the Yanata clan comes to the mansions gates. He produces a letter bearing the Yanata seal and say's formally.
"Good morning, I bear a message from Daimyo Yanata for Lord Genji. I am also charged to return with the Lord's response."
The message in the scroll is brief, and to the point as is the way of the Yanata Daimyo.
I request a meeting at your earliest convenience.
There is no signature but there is also little doubt as to who sent it.
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The Hizashi Clan
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Post by The Hizashi Clan on Dec 29, 2015 9:15:31 GMT -8
The scroll was received by a guard, who glanced it over and then nodded.
"Our lord is in discussions with the Empress," he said. "Though we would be happy to provide you with a waiting area, for he may be finished here fairly soon."
The rider would be given a place to wait temporarily, as the guard could not even promise a "yes" to the Yanata's answer until the lord Genji himself had decreed it.
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The Yanata Clan
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Post by The Yanata Clan on Dec 30, 2015 6:45:11 GMT -8
The messenger nods his ascent at the guards offer. He dismounts and will allow himself to be lead to a waiting room, while he awaits Lord Genji's response.
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The Hizashi Clan
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Registered: Dec 16, 2015 22:09:27 GMT -8
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Post by The Hizashi Clan on Jan 3, 2016 14:26:39 GMT -8
The messenger is sent for approximately an hour later. "Lord Genji will see you now. Please, follow me." He'd be led to a meeting room. (Go ahead and post in there.) *** |
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Riku Fletcher
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Physical Description: Standing at 5'10", Riku is taller than the average Katashiman. Of course there is nothing average about Riku - he's a Fletcher after all, or so his mother told him. He never knew his father, but he has the distinct heritage of a Fletcher: remarkable white hair, a pale complexion and foreign looks mingled with his Katashiman roots.
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Post by Riku Fletcher on Jan 5, 2016 22:28:35 GMT -8
Lord Rin'Si of the Yanata, followed by Yanata Samari, Riku Fletcher, and the rest of the clan's envoy arrival at the gates of the Hizashi Mansion. The young samurai whom had sworn himself to the daimyo rode in front of Samari this time as due to her intense hangover, Riku urged her to swallow her pride and ride along. Under the watchful eyes of the Yanata Lord the young man tried to do his best to help Samari - a bitter medicine that she may not have liked but would be forced to accept.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2016 6:59:46 GMT -8
The Daimyo rides at the head of his party, when they are just outside the manor he calls for halt. Rin'Si selects an honor guard of five samurai, including Riku Fletcher and Samari Yanata, and he approaches the mansion gates. He does not speak to the guard he simply wait for them to announce him. In Rin'Si's opinion if they do not already know who he is and why he is here, Lord Genji has a problem. |
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The Hizashi Clan
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Post by The Hizashi Clan on Jan 7, 2016 10:02:48 GMT -8
"Make way, for great lord Yanata! Open the gates!"
The gates were quickly opened to allow for the Yanata daimyo and his entourage to enter the mansion and head into the main courtyard. There, lord Genji would be waiting with a genuine smile. Guards stood with yari in o-yoroi making a sort of lane through which the visitor could pass to reach Genji at the end. There were otherwise no formalities.
(Go ahead and post your reply in the courtyard.)
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