kaede knows she cannot remain apart. there is little stamp of ichimonji here, much as she wishes it to be so. she must host a goddess.
and now she understands it is only a matter of days before she and her children are found, along with layre and the lady fujiwara.
the lady forbids Kyoami and Tatsuhime to come with her, though of the two she believes only her daughter might listen.
petals are woven into her fur, and the stain of mapleleaf dye slants up her ankles. the dilute of wisteria and rose is her perfume.
there is no court without her, and she knows this to be true.
her summons is polite, an ask that the new ones upon the island gather to meet the mother of clan ichimonji.
