1. Enkai

    Private Willows do not break under snow

    It was instinct that smacked Misora's finger out of his face, brows settling low over his dark eyes with a glare that could rival Misora's. It was instinct again when he stepped back from her. If she got close to his face again, he wasn't sure if he could fight the urge to not shove her back...
  2. Enkai

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    Eyes never quite leaving Misora, Enkai bowed when he was expected to, or at least he hoped he did. He wouldn't tell his mother that he regretted not paying more attention to her lessons about etiquette and manners, but right now he did wish he had paid more attention. Enkai had begun raising his...
  3. Enkai

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    Enkai looked victorious as Intendant Nuyen looked to her daughter. Is that right, anak? Yeah, it was right, Enkai thought, proud as can be, eyes blazing black stardust. He was sitting straight, chin held high. All the bravado sunk into a empty, gut-sickening feeling like a poorly made lantern...
  4. Enkai

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    A shaman and intendant princess would never work. Shamans needed to work in the shadows, shamans needed to go out and handle raakguis. Sometimes they had to go and get things done that meant they'd never come back home the same. Sometimes it meant that they never come back at all. Enkai knew...
  5. Enkai

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    Did he make it worse? Somehow he felt like he had. Biting his lower lip he looked back to Misora before realizing how it must have made him look like a guilty liar. Good intentions gone wrong, he should've kept his mouth shut and let Misora handle it. Why even butt in? Enkai was as good with...
  6. Enkai

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    Brows perked up the offer. It would be rude to refused the Intendant's offer, wouldn't it be? But what if it were a test to see if he was the sort of man who shirked from manners? Enkai glanced to Misora for help, his eyes nearly pleading he saw the stiff resilience in her features. Still the...
  7. Enkai

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    Upon walking into the room, Enkai made sure to keep his gaze low, head bent at an angle so he wouldn't be tempted to look up. Any Intendant deserved and demanded the ultimate forms of respect. Back in his village, women were in charge when it came to the household. They handled the bills, have...
  8. Enkai

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    There was a lot to take in. There was the sense of wealth because of all the space. The gardens that first walked through were beautiful, unlike anything he had seen. As they continued walking, even Enkai recognized that these trees did not belong here with the rest of the trees found in...
  9. Enkai

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    The quiet walk between districts had Enkai straighten. A few times he opened his mouth as if he might say something. He wanted to but Misora was making a face that made him stayed silent, and worse of all, there were times when she was clearly walking too fast for him to say something without...
  10. Enkai

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    "Attitude," Enkai quipped, he picked up the bird cage, holding it in both hands and far away from his face. The raakgui still growled and hissed at him, showing its small pointy teeth. It made to swipe at him but its claws got struck the thin wires. He hoped it calmed down once they got to the...
  11. Enkai

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    Enkai's throat suddenly felt tight; his entire posture was too stiff and upright, as if he might be whipped with a metal bamboo stick or taken away and put in jail. Watasena blubbered into Misora, hugging her ankle and begging for Enkai to be forgiven. Not many could see or hear the raakgui...
  12. Enkai

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    “Huh?” Enkai’s face suddenly went pale, color draining from his face. His eyes were stark black ink stains, lips starting to blend in with his face. Watasena looked up at Enkai and then back Misora, then once more back at Enkai. “Huh!” She said, and froze like Enkai. She even turned a lighter...
  13. Enkai

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    Her small hand was warm. Enkai briefly lifted his eyes from the cage to her smile. Enkai hadn't meant to look there; he was supposed to look at her for a moment. A glance of acknowledgement to make sure she wasn't going to fall over and hurt herself again. Just in case, he widened his feet...
  14. Enkai

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    Her whack had him stumble to the side just enough that Watasena's tentacles wiggled the blue ogre out of its grip. The blue tentacle wrapped around the runaway raakgui instead, curling tightly around its fluffy midsection, careful of its stunted wings. Enkai used his free hand to rub at his arm...
  15. Enkai

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    Back in the crowds, Enkai was quick to dodge. No longer hobbling about and focused on his guide, he moved through the cityfolk like in a bamboo forest. If only his guide would stop the constant apologies. He would have grabbed her by her shoulder, pulled her away from faces that meant little to...
  16. Enkai

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    Even with a raakgui's help, trying to pass the crowd would be troublesome. Enkai knew he could climb onto the buildings, finding holdings that many were blind to, and thus begin the chase on top of rooftops. It would have been the smart thing to do, seeing that he needed a map to navigate the...
  17. Enkai

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    An exasperated sigh and a roll of dark eyes was his answer to her calling herself crafty. He would have told her that crafty didn't matter, that with spirits both good and bad, mortals always fell short in a game of wits. Unless it were the sort of mindless raakgui that were simple and harmless...
  18. Enkai

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    Enkai raised a lofty brow, eyes wide with disbelief. She was a terrible liar, something that reminded him of his little sister. Even the way they laughed, too shrill, was eerily similar. Perhaps this was something most women did, though Enkai couldn't ever picture a time his mother had done...
  19. Enkai

    Private The Impalpable Ash

    [credit] A Tea House, apparently under new management, in the in-between roads between villages and bamboo forests. Known for dango that was always too sweet, and tea never made consistently, it now boasted about its savory foods and tea made fresh. Apparently, it had a sister store closer to...
  20. Enkai

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    Impassive, Enkai pulled his hand back, letting it rest on his hip now that it had nothing to do. His other hand pushed hair off his forehead, leaning back on one foot to give her the space to stand up. He knew that he would have done the same if he felt embarrassed. He never liked asking for...
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