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The Oaken
Tavern was one of the last places Ayaka wanted to be.
After the parade almost everyone leftDanketsu Squareto attend the wide
selec..
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On general Masuro's summons, the fusuma wall opened and a beautiful
young geisha bowed and entered the shadowed room, bidding them good eve..
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Bamboo trees towered on either side
of the lane, and a cool breeze swayed the laden boughs, washing dappled light
over the cobblestone walk..
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Ayaka attends the daiymo function where all the nobles of Shenobi are gathered, and the renowned Nightingale sings for them. This evening, her life is..
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Ayaka woke from
the strangest dream.
She stretched, squinting into the morning light that streamed through the
bamboo blinds. The room wa..
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Before going to
sleep, Ayaka set the origami swan in its glass case on the windowsill beside
her bed. When she woke, the morning light raying t..
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The
full moon shone in the cold ink of the sky, hovering above the jagged monoliths
of the Kakogan-meiro
Mountains. Through the
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With the departure of droves of pilgrims,
wayfarers, and seasonal merchants, the pace of life slowed after the Spring
Festival. Still, thousand..
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June was the month of lilac and
lavender. Meadows effloresced with purple blossoms; bees buzzed, and cicadas
droned in increasing numbers.
Whe..
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Led by a young daiymo man, the song,
Forgotten Wolf, reverberated in the
enormous chamber as the voices of at least a hundred guests joined tog..
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