Hopelessly Devoted [D2 LE, Open/expecting]

[Soshi Taira]

Taira raised the sake cup.

"The former, Bayushi-san. I assure you."

[Yasuki Tomonaga]

Tomonaga shot Taira a quick sympathetic smile. "Well then, Bayushi-san, I would appreciate it." He turned his gaze back to her. "I have dutiful hopes for marriage, of course, and those come first, but I think a shrine maiden asking that, in addition to that, the match is a good one on a personal level as well..." He trailed off, shrugging. "Well, it seems, I don't know. Prudent, maybe? In any case, I would be grateful." He said with a bow.

[Bayushi Hotaru]

She rose her brows for a moment as if to acknowledge Taira's comment. "Oh, that must be the case! We do have a kuge from the Yogo family in attendance and a few other bachelors from the Clan. It seems that they're busy at work tending to their projects, both a game night and a night of the arts. It wouldn't surprise me if they're quite popular already! I was helping Bayushi Suteichi as a chaperone stand in for one of his appointments today, actually." Yes, that must be it.

"I will pray for the best, Yasuki-sama," she said with a small smile. "If you wish to think of your chances in a more realistic way, at least you're in a miai too. Most samurai don't even get the chance to see their perspective spouses until they are at the steps of the temple and they only have the chance to know one another after marriage."