They spent the next several days talking together whenever she had moments alone.
On the 8th day since they had met, Izayoi was summoned to the throne room.
She was confused by why her father would be summoning her, yet the reason was worse than she could have imagined.
"My lord, my group of samurai had been summoned to kill a youkai in the woods some distance from here. When we arrived, the youkai had already slaughtered many of the guards that had been sent to protect your daughter and many of my men were lost trying to protect her from such an evil creature." He turned towards her, "My lady I see you're returned and unharmed, I feared the worst when I awakened from my injuries and you were gone"