Victor
It had been a while since the Unicorn Ambassador visited the Crane to speak with another functionary. True, she had met the Doji who made this embassy her home, but those visits were odd and the Utaku often left feeling patronized. This time, though, she did not seek the legal knowledge of the elder Crane. Instead, she found herself in need of a civil planner.

Luckily, her second had met one among the Crane. Their Magistrate, a man named Tadayasu, had been a part of the rebuilding efforts of the Leatherworkers Quarters. Now she hoped those same skills used to build could be used the theorize and calculate. A servant led her through the halls towards her office, and Kazuko felt a familiar nervousness as she approached the Asahina's office. Diplomacy she was slowly beginning to come to terms with, but business? Her clan was skilled in this field, but not the Utaku and certainly not her family.

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Jeffery
The door to the office slid open a handspan. 

"Asahina-sama, the Unicorn Ambassador is here to see you presently," The messenger's voice announced to the room.

"Invite her in. Have some refreshments brought, and let us be otherwise undisturbed."

Tadayasu was alone in his writing chamber, as he liked to be. Golden light streamed in through half-shuttered paper screens, leaving the impression of broad leaves and branches from the shading tree outside. He had chosen this room in particular because of the cooler climate it offered. Some of the other offices simply caught too much sun or an undesirable draught.

He did Kazuko the courtesy of shelving a few of the items cluttering his table. Samples of azure and black clay shingles he had been comparing, books of inventory items and records, and the metal guts of a small seismometer he had been tinkering with. Once all was more presentable to the eyes, Tadayasu took his seat and fastened up his outer haori, wondering all the while if he ought to have been more prepared for the inevitable meeting.

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Victor
The Ambassador stepped in, surveying the surroundings briefly with an appraising eye. Relatively arranged and organized, but clear signs this was an office where work was done. She appreciated that. Doji Rika's so-called office was pristine and planned, beautiful but only for display's sake. Hollow. The Utaku's office was more like the one she now entered, albeit a little less organized.

She bowed respectfully, as was befitting a woman of her status to one of lower, then began to sign as her trailing servant translated. "Good day to you, Asahina-san. I am certain Ambassador Doji-san explained my needs and that of my voice, so I will spare you the standard formalities. Thank you for meeting with me. I have many ideas for the future of our clans' work in this city, but as I am so often reminded in my tenure here I am a soldier, not a bureaucrat. Certainly not an engineer. The focus you can provide will help us move forward to achieve our shared goal."

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Jeffery
Tadayasu offered a gracious bow to Kazuko as she entered the room. His attention remained upon the Unicorn Ambassador as her translator spoke, casually surveying her demeanor. She fit the description quite well, Tadayasu observed. Evidently a woman of martial accolade, placed somewhat unnaturally in a landscape of papers and letters. He deemed it best not to wear out her patience with unneeded words, as a minor courtesy.

"Utaku-sama, I am most humbled. Shall we all sit?" Tadayasu gestured, as a timely tray of tea, cold vegetables, and fruit was brought into the room by a pair of attendants.

"I have heard many touching tales of the altruism shown by the Unicorn towards my clan," He continued. "Naturally we would endeavor to return this grace. Indeed I am knowledgeable on matters of civil infrastructure and machinery. You have a concern today which requires my attention?"

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