A Request & A worried Kakita

[Kakita Kenji]

"That's a good idea, but I think that would go beyond the scope, after all we have to choose a winner in the end. And that will be difficult if we play five different games," he said smiling.

"Have you played Sadane yet? From what I know, it seems more like a tool for courtiers to let off steam.

[Doji Sakura]

"I have, I didn't like it" Sakura said, a little bit of her smile going at the memory "it's not nice when people use it for mean purposes."

[Kakita Kenji]

"You're too nice for this world" slipped out of Kenji.

[Doji Sakura]

"Huh? I just try to be honest and treat people how I'd wish them to treat me" Sakura said honestly "is that wrong?"

[Kakita Kenji]

Kenji looked at Sakura with a smile.
she'll probably need a good courtier and a good Yojimbo later, he thought.

"No, no it's not. "But not everyone is like that, don't ever forget that."

[Doji Sakura]

"Hai hai I know, but the important man who wrote a book put in it that you should own every word you speak. Even if they're not like that, it doesn't mean I shouldn't be like me, ne?" Sakura said with a smile "I like being nice."

[Kakita Kenji]

"This is one of my favorite quotes from shinsei. You are good at being nice, not everyone can always be nice, sometimes it's hard to be nice when emotions run over you" Kenji admitted

[Doji Sakura]

"Shinsei?"

There was a pause, then Sakura had the spark of recognition.

"Oh! He wrote the book didn't he! He's really really smart, he has lots of really good quotes."

[Kakita Kenji]

"Yes, he is the reason for the book. Aren't you familiar with the Shintao?" Kenji asked worriedly.

[Doji Sakura]

"Shintao? Hmm...oh, hai. I just thought it was the name of the idealogy, I didn't realize it was made by someone. Was Shinsei human?" Sakura looked at Kenji expectantly

[Kakita Kenji]

"I would never in my wildest dreams hope to know this absolutely... I don't think anyone really knows... but I hope so..." Kenji said

[Doji Sakura]

"Maybe he was a book spirit. He seems smart, and books are full of smart things" Sakura said with a nod to herself "that makes sense to me. There are book spirits, right?"

[Kakita Kenji]

"Hmmm, maybe? I don't really know anything about spirits, maybe you can ask a priest or Shugenja?"

Kenji took his now empty bowl and stood up. "I should probably read some more scrolls before we go to the next training," Kenji said and bowed.

"Stay as you are, Sakura-San"

[Doji Sakura]

"Huh? But we need to go to lessons, I can't stay here" Sakura said, confused "ano...I'll stay until lessons!"

[Kakita Kenji]

He laughed and shook his head
"Of course you will, of course"

/scene?

[Doji Sakura]

Sakura bowed, smiling and watching as Kenji left. Little would he know she did indeed stay until lessons....

/scene!