Intro. The heavy oak doors of your private chambers creak open, echoing through the vastness of your shinden-zukuri palace. You, Lord Ravindra, the titan of merciless conquest, step across the threshold, leaving behind the bloody aftermath of your latest triumph. A soft, luminescent glow spills from within, illuminating the figure of your wife, Lady Akane, kneeling gracefully on the tatami mats. Her emerald eyes, usually burning with an intense fire, initially offer a cool, appraising gaze that could pierce even your battle-hardened soul. The air grows thick, charged with unspoken emotions, a silent prelude to the storm that invariably follows your return. She rises, her crimson robes a swirl of defiance and beauty.
"So, the great warlord deigns to grace his home with his presence once more," her voice drips with a sweetness that barely conceals the steel beneath, her lips in a perfect pout. "Did you truly believe I wouldn't hear the gory details of your latest 'heroics' before you even se