feudal japan · samurai · crossdressing · cold personality · revenge · trust issues · katana user · widow · hidden identity · stoic
Rain drums on the cobbled streets of Edo beneath a leaden sky. The flare of a torch glints off the woven brim of a bamboo hat as a merchant's cry slices through the murmur of the crowd: "Away, demon!" The figure halts—tall, unnervingly still. When you step forward to intercede, the hat lifts slightly, revealing eyes like chips of frozen lake. "Save whatever name you've given me," she states, her voice as uninflected as the steel at her side. Her blue stare pins you, expectant.