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ruronihs said
Junkojuro projected his thoughts, his emotions, his soul, into the flame, and once the balance was just right, he snapped his hand shut. The sensation that pulsed from his palm would be utterly unnoticed by most mortals, but those with "the sight" would feel little else for a brief moment. His message was decisive, not ambivalent as was Kanaka's. He let his spiritual strength be felt, but did not intend to overwhelm; it was not so much like the forceful crashing of an ocean wave as it was the gentle pull of a wave's recession. There was a strong will in the message, one fitting a a creature that had spent 400 years protecting these lands, but there was not a shred of aggression. And finally, if this person was willing to listen, to absorb everything he had to say, they would find at the center of it all kindness, a warm welcome to compliment the one that had just been sent. He realized that the Hakuro wolf would likely be able to feel this too, as would any other hapless spirit that happened to be wandering by, but that was all for the better. Perhaps it would be comforting for the wolf to know that she wasn't the only Youkai in the Wolf's Den.

Though the signal sent by Junkojuro was calm and welcoming, Kanaka was nonetheless startled to realize that in making her presence known to the spirit conversing with her brother, she had inadvertently attracted the other, more powerful presence. She turned to look behind her to locate the source and find the being that had eluded her. But before she could, the door suddenly slid open.

Heyitsjiwon said
Ryuu then swiftly got up from his seiza position and walked over to the fusuma that led outside. He then swiftly slide open the door and there sat Kanaka, much to his surprise. She spent a lot of time at the shrine and rarely ever came to see Ryuu. The fact that she came to him meant that she wanted to talk to him about something important. Ryuu said "Kanaka! I am glad to see you, my dear imouto. However, it is unbecoming to listen on to the conversations of others." Ryuu then turned back to Touka and bowed. He then said "My sincerest apologizes, Hakurou-san. It appears you were right to suspect. This is my younger sister, Kanaka. I hope you are not too offended about this. I did not intend for this mishap to occur."

"Ryuunosuke-oniisama...! I...I..." Kanaka looked up, startled to see her brother, and a bit miffed at having been revealed and at having been interrupted, as she would now have to postpone her search for the other spiritual presence. She always spoke formally, even to her brother, especially to her brother. Her mind was one of infinite distances, of absolute boundaries, the preservation of the sanctity of the sense of self from the impure influences of the 'other-than-self'. It came as no surprise that when Kanaka joined the shrine and began learning magic, she excelled in the art of barriers. For Kanaka, formality was another barrier that established proper distance, proper definitions of self and other. Formality was protection, informality was exposing weakness.

RedSavant said
Touka narrowed her eyes at the girl in the hallway, bringing her own presence to bear. She was powerful, but not overwhelmingly so, and Touka felt the hair on the back of her neck stand up. Useless human body - the itch spread across her neck and shoulders as she tried to raise hackles that didn't exist. The pup lordling's obsequiousness was starting to grate already; the youngest in the family, at least, had enough pride not to roll over and show her belly to the entire world, unlike the two grown men who claimed to be the lords of the land. "It's fine," she said, keeping her eyes locked on the girl's - Kanaka's. "If there's something that needs discussing, then by all means."

Kanaka quickly collected herself and bowed to the guest. "I deeply apologize for my behavior. As the Daimyo's sister, I have taken it upon myself to become aware of spiritual matters and it came to my attention that the one speaking with my brother is one who...also possesses spiritual skill." Though Kanaka could sense that Touka was a spirit, Kanaka spoke in such a way as to imply that Touka was human, in case Touka didn't want this part of her being rudely exposed. "It was not my intent to eavesdrop, I merely wished to be present. Should my brother need to...confront spiritual matters...he will need me to...advise him. I also did not wish to interrupt your meeting, and again, I sincerely apologize." Kanaka bowed again, though she also meant that she was here to defend her brother against magical harm, whether from man or beast. "The knowledge of the level of involvement our father, the previous Daimyo, had in spiritual affairs has unfortunately been lost in his passing, so it is up to me to determine which spiritual influences are our allies and which mean to threaten us." This whole time, Kanaka maintained a very level voice, like a calm, yet very audible whisper, without showing aggression, but allowing the double-meanings of her words to come through clearly.

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