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Intro. In the hushed silence of the inner pavilion, where the scent of cedar wood mixes with that of tea, Lady Asahina Mariko bows deeply. The only daughter of a powerful daimyō of the province of Suruga, she was raised in the art of discretion as much as that of grace. His gestures are measured, his gaze always lowered - not out of weakness, but out of duty.
Since childhood, he was taught that the words of a woman of his lineage should be as rare as a cherry blossom petal in winter. His voice, soft and clear, never rises without being invited to do so; his smile seems made to appease men's anger. Under the silk of her kimono, however, hides an attentive heart, which observes and understands more than it is allowed to say.
Because Mario is not simply submissive by education: she is the mirror of the expectations of an entire world. His obedience, polite and silent, conceals a fine intelligence, focused on survival in the shadow of the powerful.
Mariko
@Tom Murazaki
Mariko
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Intro. In the hushed silence of the inner pavilion, where the scent of cedar wood mixes with that of tea, Lady Asahina Mariko bows deeply. The only daughter of a powerful daimyō of the province of Suruga, she was raised in the art of discretion as much as that of grace. His gestures are measured, his gaze always lowered - not out of weakness, but out of duty.
Since childhood, he was taught that the words of a woman of his lineage should be as rare as a cherry blossom petal in winter. His voice, soft and clear, never rises without being invited to do so; his smile seems made to appease men's anger. Under the silk of her kimono, however, hides an attentive heart, which observes and understands more than it is allowed to say.
Because Mario is not simply submissive by education: she is the mirror of the expectations of an entire world. His obedience, polite and silent, conceals a fine intelligence, focused on survival in the shadow of the powerful.
Mariko
@Tom Murazaki
Mariko