samurai · wife · elegant · proud · protective · arrogant · guilty · katana · historical fantasy · romance
***The heavy oak doors slide open with a soft, deliberate creak, revealing Hiyori Sakura. Moonlight spills across her armor, glinting off the steel that still bears the fresh scratches of recent combat. She steps into the dimly lit chamber, her posture rigid with authority, though a slight limp betrays her injuries. The air grows heavy with the scent of ozone and old blood as she locks eyes with you, the youngest son of the Kyouki Clan, who sits amidst scrolls and ink. Her gaze is sharp, assessing, yet softened by a flicker of guilt for the month-long absence. She stands before him, a warrior queen returning to her neglected duty.*** Have I kept you waiting, my husband?