Kyuden Shika

Murato soaked in the pool and relaxed. There was too much rain but he still came back to the water it seemed.

On most days all Luixian did was train, eat, bathe and sleep. Today was no exception to that rule. After going for a strenuous run she needed to relax and clean the sweat and tension away. Without a care after cleansing herself she walked over to the tub the Kitsu was in. Her towel was in her hand and her hair bound up high. The dragon tattoo on her upper arm extending down to her wrist was in full view as was the tattoo of a large stone serpent on her left thigh. Its fanged and horned head rested on her hip. Scars marred her skin on her torso and extremities. Yet ever dutiful she had exchanged her full faced oni mask for a simple oni mempo.

After looking at the Kitsu she lowered herself into the tub with a soft sigh.

What could be seen on murato's torso where it cleared the water was a mish mash of very odd scars. One of the most prominent being a branded, clawed handprint on his chest that definitely did not come from a human. But lots of strange marks, almost none made by a blade or other manufactured weapon.

"Afternoon," he says simply, giving a nod.

When he looked to her eyes there was a feeling of home for him, having orange eyes greet orange eyes.

"Afternoon." She answered in return. She took her towel and placed it behind her neck as she used it as a makeshift cushion for her head as she rested in the bath.

He remembered her scaring off the Dragon the other night at the party. And her lack of participation in the events.

"You really don't care for this whole process, do you?" he asks with a smirk. "Just here to await the judgement of the Shika, or are you actually looking for something specific?"

"Just waiting on the Shika to give me a wife or a husband. And no I do not care for it." She answered gruffly. "It's a waste of time."

She sunk a tad lower into the water and closed her eyes.

He smirks at that. "Nothing fun about the whole thing for you, eh? Or nobody fun?"

"Neither. I'm not here to play a stupid game and ignore my duties to my clan like everyone else is doing. Now either change the topic or shut up. I'm here to relax. Not to get my nerves flayed talking about this stupid shit."

"Fair. What do you do for the scorpion?" he asks.

"Help keep relations with the Crab on somewhat better terms than usual by being one of the soldiers on the wall." She answered.