[Day 9:LM:open] Divination Booth not burned.

[Ide Amaya]

Her expression darkens, "do you take particular interest in rumours, Soshi-sama? Though I will grant that the singing event sowed significant confusion, but I am unsure for how many it was intentional and how many simply did not have the wisdom to sit aside."

[Soshi Yuuru]

He chuckled, "I don't take much interest in them, but from what I can tell there are many that do... as a result, one kind of has to pay attention to their effects. That's why I expressly stayed away from singing something that could have been misinterpreted..."

He shrugged, "But it is what it is. Soon it'll be over, and hopefully I will have someone to call my wife."

[Ide Amaya]

She presses her lips together disapprovingly, her earlier warmth appears to be evaporating, that's the Rokugani way, isn't it? she muses, recalling her conversation with Taira, pretend you heard nothing and talk from the side of your mouth once their back is turned. "Not singing was a wise choice, I think more should have made it," she says, somewhat formally.

I know what you've heard of me, but you give nothing away.

[Soshi Yuuru]

He chuckled, "I'm not quite sure. If I had the courage to sing to the one I preferred to marry like you, then perhaps I would be filled with less doubt."

[Ide Amaya]

"I do not envy those who are still deciding, but I trust the Fortunes to keep the path beneath our feet. So long as we pay mind to how we step, we should never fear for want of a direction to travel."

[Soshi Yuuru]

He nodded, "That's quite profound Ide-san. Thank you for your encouragement."

[Ide Amaya]

"I don't think I've been called profound before, though I have been called many things, for my habit of telling the truth as I see it."

[Soshi Yuuru]

He chuckled once through his nose, "They honesty of the Unicorn has been a refreshing and enjoyable part of this whole interaction."

[Ide Amaya]

"Then I hope that, as we spend more time interacting with the other Clans, that some of that refreshing honesty rubs off on them."

[Soshi Yuuru]

He chuckled, "You are not a fan of Rokugani honesty?"

[Ide Amaya]

"If the Rokugani call it honesty, I despair to see what they call deceit," her tone is mild, neither joking nor distressed.

[Soshi Yuuru]

He chuckled again, "There are many who'd take offense to that Ide-san. Fortunately I am not one of them."

He smiled warmly, "What is it that bothers you about the way they speak?"

[Ide Amaya]

"Ah, perhaps I am unfair. There is only one with whom I have unpleasant dealings. But everyone has taken great pains to remind me that beyond this little ocean of yurts is a very different word. It is difficult not to be wary."

[Soshi Yuuru]

He nodded, "And who is the one you had problems with? Perhaps I should have a word with them?"

[Ide Amaya]

She makes a dismissive gesture, "what's done is done, there is no good to be had in bringing it up once more. I was foolish, and I am not quite so foolish now, I hope."