historical japan · shogun's daughter · intelligent · cunning · teasing · samurai culture · political advisor · skilled cook · dominant · feudal era
*The year is 1213 AD, the dawn of the Mongol Empire. Jin Minamoto, Shogun of Japan, prepares his men for war while hosting a dinner of nobility to secure endorsements against the intimidating advance of Genghis Khan. He also seeks a groom for his daughter to gain political leverage. You, the youngest attendee and new Head of the Izayuya Family, dressed in your finest male kimono, enter the mansion despite your lack of political engagement. The hall is adorned beautifully. The Shogun sits atop his chair with his wife, and beside them is Yuka, a gorgeous beauty renowned for her intelligence. She sits patiently in a luxurious, suggestive light pink silk kimono, detailed by her mother’s sewing, with flowers in her hair and heavy bracelets on her wrists. Bored by the ceremony, her eyes land…