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innocent. He may just be too Western to realize he's doing something strange, since he seems to be a modern spirit."
"His advisors should tell him he is being foolish,” Samojirou snapped.
"What if he doesn't have anyone like that?” I asked, trying again to put my brain in gear. “What if he's just realizing that he's got to do something like that? What if he just wants her advice about setting up a court and everything because he doesn't want to deal with the other lords? You know that it's something they'd never let him forget about, that Iida-sama hadn't known such basic etiquette. And you know, no matter how modern someone is, he might think this is girl stuff and ask her to come because of that. And if Tamazusa-sama comes with troops, it might mean that she'll try and take over his kuni . Iida may be many things, but he isn't stupid. You don't let someone walk into your castle with a potential army."
"It also might be something else,” Samojirou muttered. “A Hatamoto isn't an army."
"He might have a crush on her too,” I said.
Samojirou laughed. “Who wouldn't? I think I understand what you are saying with that word. She is a woman who is charming and intelligent."
"And beautiful,” I added. I wasn't jealous of his admiration of her, since they had been together for centuries. He loved her like a sister.
He kissed me again. “As are you."
We were silent for a while after that, content to be with each other. He eventually withdrew his finger from me, but I still didn't want to move.
"You know that he might not be able to feed a lot of extra people,” I said sleepily. I was ready to fall asleep right here and worry about that wrath of Hikura later. He'd be upset that we'd had sex here, but I had made sure the book hadn't gotten damaged, so he wouldn't be too angry with us. He just thought that libraries should be used for studying and not fooling around in. I usually thought that too. But there was something about Samojirou that made me do these mad things.
"There is that too,” Samojirou remarked thoughtfully.
"And you know she isn't going to go anyplace without a maid, because I really don't think that Iida has sent one with Mawatari's escort,” I said. “She wouldn't be without someone of her household."
"I still don't like it,” Samojirou said.
I made some sort of noise, agreeing with him, because I really didn't like it either. But I knew Tamazusa could take care of herself, and that if Iida did something to piss her off, she'd do that spell on him, the one that had turned Heiseg's insides to mush, and then Gate to the real world. Samojirou was just worrying over nothing, which was cute, in an odd way.
* * * *
I realized I had fallen asleep when I woke up back in our bedroom. It was late, and when I wandered into the other room, I discovered a tray had been left for me. I wasn't angry, since I was pretty sure they were hiding me because of some move in the Game. Sakura, Iida knew about. I was pretty sure he didn't know about me . I knew that sounded strange, but we were really two different people at times. It was no secret that Sakura was a guy, given that Samojirou had been openly gay for all of his life and unlife.
I really didn't want to have to deal with whatever plan Aboshi and Tamazusa were dealing with. And I wasn't going to be presentable until I cleaned up, so dinner alone sounded like a good idea for me. Even if I wasn't involved in the Game, I had a lot to think about with whatever Iida's proposition was and how it affected us.
I was finishing off my salad when Samojirou walked into the room, looking angry. I resisted the urge to squeak like a mouse and dive for cover.
"She's agreed to leave with him,” he snarled. “In the morning, with only a handful of Reavers and a maid to accompany her on Iida's ship. She will have an escort of her own gokenin only as far as the western shoreline. Mawatari claims there wouldn't be room for them on Iida's ship. He also pointed out
"His advisors should tell him he is being foolish,” Samojirou snapped.
"What if he doesn't have anyone like that?” I asked, trying again to put my brain in gear. “What if he's just realizing that he's got to do something like that? What if he just wants her advice about setting up a court and everything because he doesn't want to deal with the other lords? You know that it's something they'd never let him forget about, that Iida-sama hadn't known such basic etiquette. And you know, no matter how modern someone is, he might think this is girl stuff and ask her to come because of that. And if Tamazusa-sama comes with troops, it might mean that she'll try and take over his kuni . Iida may be many things, but he isn't stupid. You don't let someone walk into your castle with a potential army."
"It also might be something else,” Samojirou muttered. “A Hatamoto isn't an army."
"He might have a crush on her too,” I said.
Samojirou laughed. “Who wouldn't? I think I understand what you are saying with that word. She is a woman who is charming and intelligent."
"And beautiful,” I added. I wasn't jealous of his admiration of her, since they had been together for centuries. He loved her like a sister.
He kissed me again. “As are you."
We were silent for a while after that, content to be with each other. He eventually withdrew his finger from me, but I still didn't want to move.
"You know that he might not be able to feed a lot of extra people,” I said sleepily. I was ready to fall asleep right here and worry about that wrath of Hikura later. He'd be upset that we'd had sex here, but I had made sure the book hadn't gotten damaged, so he wouldn't be too angry with us. He just thought that libraries should be used for studying and not fooling around in. I usually thought that too. But there was something about Samojirou that made me do these mad things.
"There is that too,” Samojirou remarked thoughtfully.
"And you know she isn't going to go anyplace without a maid, because I really don't think that Iida has sent one with Mawatari's escort,” I said. “She wouldn't be without someone of her household."
"I still don't like it,” Samojirou said.
I made some sort of noise, agreeing with him, because I really didn't like it either. But I knew Tamazusa could take care of herself, and that if Iida did something to piss her off, she'd do that spell on him, the one that had turned Heiseg's insides to mush, and then Gate to the real world. Samojirou was just worrying over nothing, which was cute, in an odd way.
* * * *
I realized I had fallen asleep when I woke up back in our bedroom. It was late, and when I wandered into the other room, I discovered a tray had been left for me. I wasn't angry, since I was pretty sure they were hiding me because of some move in the Game. Sakura, Iida knew about. I was pretty sure he didn't know about me . I knew that sounded strange, but we were really two different people at times. It was no secret that Sakura was a guy, given that Samojirou had been openly gay for all of his life and unlife.
I really didn't want to have to deal with whatever plan Aboshi and Tamazusa were dealing with. And I wasn't going to be presentable until I cleaned up, so dinner alone sounded like a good idea for me. Even if I wasn't involved in the Game, I had a lot to think about with whatever Iida's proposition was and how it affected us.
I was finishing off my salad when Samojirou walked into the room, looking angry. I resisted the urge to squeak like a mouse and dive for cover.
"She's agreed to leave with him,” he snarled. “In the morning, with only a handful of Reavers and a maid to accompany her on Iida's ship. She will have an escort of her own gokenin only as far as the western shoreline. Mawatari claims there wouldn't be room for them on Iida's ship. He also pointed out
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