"I heard that you're a nice woman. You're flat, but it is fine." Kisuke paid little mind to how Momohime would react to his candid words, despite her face begetting the thoughts from his past. "Your hand in marriage is asked by Yukinojo of the Yagyu family."
"Yukinojo?" Momohime heard his name before. "But, why wouldn't he come?"
Kisuke only blinked his eyes, and then turned to look back at the castle's shadow, reflecting off the orange glare of the flames. "Weren't you supposed to meet him? Last I saw him, that man looked like he was pretty upset." As he watched, no answer came. From what Kisuke gathered, his Lord made plans to marry the third daughter, wishing to meet with Lord Kagami for a condition to cement an alliance through the Demon Blades. However, things were put into haste as if in urgency.
Momo would finally speak. "A meddlesome servant through and through. So, that's your idea isn't it?"
Kisuke turned around swiftly, leering at Momohime, whose voice suddenly became deep with a conceited tone.
"A man's temptation." The Narukami daughter let out a snide chuckle, unbefitting her delicate features. The smiling lips were still bright as a pink rose, but along with her voice, there was a subtle, strong quality in her countenance.
"So, Dokuro. Love me."
"What the Hell are you talking about?!"
"Do you want to touch me that badly?" Momohime's mouth curved into a smirk. Kisuke said nothing, quite surprised at not only just the sudden change in person but also his disclosed identity. She wasn't particularly attractive to him. Too primly, and was flat. Still, looking at her, a flash of Torahime's face entered his mind. They were near identical and that was all; Kisuke was more concerned than anything.
"Yukinojo of the Yagyu Shinkage School. Now that I think about it. Actually, I want you to teach me how to be a wife."
"What?!" Kisuke was uncertain of what the woman was scheming. However, a mission was a mission. He knew that she was Torahime's sister, and her proper escort was for the sake of the Narukami family and the protection of the swords. After what just happened, Kisuke wanted to tolerate her enough to get close to the blades, and to find out the cause of the destruction.
The destruction of the Kagami Manor and the Narukami line.
"Before we go to Saya," Kisuke took in a breath to relax and cast aside his cargo's foolish talk, "I will show you the secrets of the mountains. Just to make sure there are no enemies." Now, he was back to his customary, matter-of-fact voice. Both would agree and would cross into northern Omi Region, cutting into its outlands where the mountains swelled. Kisuke could sense the vapor caves, situated deep in the crevices, usually a hiding space for wild animals such as monkeys and foxes.
Kisuke and Momohime's fates crossed more than they knew.