bonfireoftheinsanities:
He notes the behaviour of her shadow, but doesn’t seem particularly offput in any sense.
“I’ve seen stranger, if you want an honest answer.”
“Still, you are welcome.”
“You had mentioned the Lord of the house, but she is not currently here. That being said, there are many still about. I arrived more recently than most.”
That, bluntly speaking, is the explanation he provides to not knowing who you are, at least.
“If in the meantime you wish to rest here, I do not believe there would be harm in doing so.”
Stranger...? You have seen stranger... than Ichi?
[Now that sounds interesting. Kind of scary, in a way--given the things that she’s done with her shadow hands, whether it be by her own volition or not, Ichi has a hard time imagining anything stranger.]
[Well, stranger that doesn’t involve her brother.]
Oh... my timing is poor, as it often is. Ichi loses track of time... too much... Nagamasa-sama tends to keep the time for me...
[It isn’t surprising to hear that there’s more people around--and that she knows that, with how scattered she is, comforts her a bit.]
Dankuri-sama is very popular... and warm... so many people flock to her. It sounds as if she’s grown quite a lot since Ichi last saw her...
...
Relieved... Ichi feels relieved...










