Bayushi Hotaru wrote:"Oh, that seems rather fitting when it comes to a Family that has shown itself to be both skilled in hospitality and organization. It makes me wonder how much the Family has done for the Unicorn abroad. In what avenues do you ply your skills while in the world abroad?" She paused for a moment, giving Amaya an unsure look with a narrowing of her eyes in caution. "Are people out there, outside of the Empire, often willing to talk things out than fight it out? Where can you find common ground when you don't even share any with strangers?"
Swallowing, Amaya tried to conceal her nervousness,
this is exactly what you trained for, she soothed somewhat unconvincingly. "The Ide have done much for our cousins. It is our Emissarys who first extend greeting when encountering those we have never met. Those like yourself, who are near as much strangers to us as any gajin we found
out there," she placed similar emphasis on the descriptor when she spoke. The way the Scorpion was looking at her was making her feel very uncomfortable, perhaps uncomfortable enough to not comport herself with as much dignity as she should, "would you be so swift to raise weapon to against my kin? Does this ma-ai not serve to build a bridge of words to those we would call sisters?"