Feudal Nights

Prolague

A young boy and girl raced into their bedroom, eagerly hopping onto their beds. They were both wearing their red and white robes for bed. When their mother walked in, setting a platter of food on one of the tables near their beds, the girl tugged at her Kimono skirt. "Mama! You promised to tell us a story tonight!" she yelled pleadingly, her brother joining in. They both had to go to bed an hour after sunset, so they would try to stay up by whispering quietly together, or sneaking out, but their mother or father would make them finally go to sleep sooner or later, so they had thought of something new. They could get their mother to tell them a story, like she sometimes did, and they could stay up untill it was over.

Their mother smirked. "I did?" she asked, tilting her head teasingly. She really hadn't promised anything, but she would tell them one if they truly wished.

"Yes! Yes!" they both yelled in unison.

Their mother laughed lightly and sat at the edge of the girls bed. The brother scurried over and sat next to his sister. "What kind of story are you gonna tell us tonight mama?" he asked, his eyes curious.

She smiled and looked at them both. "It's a story of stories..." she said, sitting cross legged on the bed with them.

"What do you mean mama?" the girl asked, tilting her head.

The mother smiled. "You'll see..." as she said this, she began telling her tale of tales...