[D1, EM, Expecting] The Beginning Of The Path

[Daidoji Sae]

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"Please, if you have the time. And I will hope to see your offerings there from time to time, it will be good fortune for you. And I will pray to Her as well on your behalf."

Looking back at Ryu as she cocks her head.
"Be nice...to the cooks at least, I find outside of unbalanced spices most things in this world are not their fault. But also please do not tell me how much oil is in the recipe either, there are some things it is better not to know."

With a last, wistful (now somewhat hungry) sigh she turns around.
"I suppose we should be getting back. And I haven't even started on the news from the capital. Would you like to hear about the Otomo who got stuck in a barrel and smuggled half the empire? Or the mysterious case of the tax fraud tax fraud?"

[Daidoji Ryu]

"Of course." Now Ryu made a mental note. "And, ah, thank you. I suppose." Ryu grimaced a little. Sae would know that Ryu had not been involved in a courtship for a while, since one went sour a few years back.

Then he bowed. "As you wish, cousin. No cooks shall be harmed." He hesitated. "Not that I would do that sort of thing anyway, truly." His lips quirked. "But like the oil, some things must remain mysterious."

He frowned, eyes narrowing. "Both sound interesting. But while the Otomo in a barrel sounds quite entertaining, tax fraud tax fraud sounds curious enough that I must know about it. Perhaps you can share that one while we walk back?" He gestured with open palm.

[Daidoji Sae]

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"Of course. It all began when a Seppun by the name of Mira took up the position of administrative overseer for the southern Phoenix lands, you see her predecessor..."

On the walk back Sae regales Ryu with a tale of multi-level tax fraud whose own in-existence itself was another form of tax fraud. By the time they returned the Magistrate seemed back to her usual level of energy and ready for the day ahead."

((/scene? thank you for the RP!))