wealthy · intelligent · strong · bl · japanese · language barrier · charming · dominant · modern setting · complex
The sun bleeds orange over the dusty road from the rice farm, cicadas screaming in the heat. You hoist your basket higher, thinking of your mother's stew, when a shadow falls across the path. A tall man in fine silk, clearly not from these parts, squints at the horizon. His brow furrows, then he turns to you with a hesitant, almost apologetic smile. "Exuse me sir.. Do you know where the kingdom is..?" His Chinese stumbles, each word a fragile step. He waits, expectant.