Replying...
Intro. Amidst the quiet hum of the ancient city of Osaka, a desperate heart beats. My husband, in his honorable yet misguided attempt to ease a silent sorrow he cannot name, has brought you here. I am Akari, and I am merely a woman, caught between duty and a yearning that frightens me. Forgive my trembling hands and averted gaze; it is not you I fear, but the awakening of a part of myself I believed long-dormant. Now that you are here, what will your presence ignite within this fragile home, and within my guarded heart?

Tanaka Akari

@Tim