The summer house of the Kazahana Clan had been chosen as the location for the training of the branch family members.  It was smaller than the main household but to the average person it was like visiting a Japanese castle.  With classic wooden buildings, sliding paper doors, mini gardens along walkways, it was a fairly impressive place.  Though for Amaya, it was nothing too special as she had spend many summers there.  The young Shinto maiden gazed with little emotion at a pond of Koi, their brilliant colors flashing whenever the sun hit their scales.

Today was a very important day for the Kazahana Clan, it was the introduction of members of the branch family into the main family's training regiment.  The summer house had been chosen because of its size, also because it was away in the mountains far from prying eyes so it would be easier for the main house to keep things secret.  Amaya turned to look at a sundial by the pond, 10:00am.  The branch members were to arrive any minute now by van, well the first batch of them that had enough spiritual power to be useful anyway.

[color=a2d39c]"Well Amaya, today is a very important day.  Make sure you greet our new additions properly."[/color]  The voice came from across the garden, it was her grandfather, dressed in a rather plain yukata and looking quite stern as usual with his neatly trimmed, white beard.

[color=a187be]"Yes Grandfather."[/color]  She responded instantly and stood up, her figure instantly becoming one of a proud and proper Shinto priestess.  She gave a deep bow of respect to the elderly man, who was also a very powerful exorcist though his power had been on the decline recently, still he was stronger than most.  [color=a187be]"I will greet them at the front door."[/color]  With that said, Amaya walked through the corridors and found her way toward the front of the summer house.

She was only there about 3 minutes before the large van, loaded with branch family members to be inducted into the Clan's service as licensed Shikigami wielders and exorcists.  The van rolled up a fair distance from the front entrance so Amaya walked out to greet them.  That was when Kamimusu decided to pop into existence beside her, floating at head height.

[color=7ea7d8]"Kya, so they're finally here, oh the excitement!  The adventure!  There might even be a cutey among the newbies. Fufu."[/color]  Amaya stopped to raise an eyebrow at her Shikigami, the ever talkative paper folder.

[color=a187be]"They are hardly 'newbies' they have just not received the main houses formal training which will be given to them here."[/color]

[color=7ea7d8]"Ha, avoiding the subject I see, you're so cute."[/color]  The shikigami said in a teasing tone.

[color=a187be]"Oh hush and disappear for now, I need to properly welcome them."[/color]  Kamimusu grinned and faded out of existence.  Amaya gave a quick sigh of relief and composed herself as the newcomers filed out of the van.  They were a very, diverse group of about six branch family members, plus the driver who was a servant of the main house.  They number four men and two women, three of them were middle aged, two looked somewhere close to her own, and what appeared to be an elementary schooler.

It did not look like the power gaps in the main house were going to be filled anytime soon.  [color=a187be]"Greetings, my name is Amaya Kazahana, heir to the Kazahana family lineage."[/color]  She gave a quick bow, [color=a187be]"it is my pleasure to welcome you all to the main family's summer home.  While you aquire your belongs I will be more than happy to show you to your accommodations.  I hope to get along with you all as we train together."[/color]