Gary
It was late in the morning when Shiba Terumi found himself in the library of the embassy, drawn to the place of knowledge by boredom and the sudden desire to increase what he knew after he completed his lone training. 

_I should rectify that,_ he idly thought. _Hopefully Shiba Iemon-sama would be willing to spar in the coming days._

He was dressed in modest clothes, a kimono of simple black and white, while he browsed the literature available to the embassy—and there was a small and pensive smile on his effeminate face, his silky black hair untied and falling low on his back.

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Mattie
Asako Kita entered the embassy library, looking around at the various adornments, appearing to admire the architecture, or maybe just getting her bearings. She absently reached to tuck a strand of loose hair into the beaded comb that clipped back her long hair. Her light orange kimono decorated with cherry blossoms still showed some dust from the road, but seemed high quality. Her movements showed a certain poise as she stopped just inside, noticing another occupant in the space.
"Oh, I hope I have not disturbed you." She bowed to the smiling samurai. "I am Asako Kita, just arrived here to the city. 

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Gary
Terumi turned his head to the sound of a new voice and the smile already on his face widened, appeared more welcoming at the sight of a new face. 

"It is a pleasure to meet you, Asako-san." He greeted, bowing politely at her. "I am Shiba Terumi."

The serene smile on his lips surely was pleasant enough at first glance but there was an uncanniness to it. The Shiba was young and pale, even pretty on the standards of womenfolk, but his eyes did not reflect the lightness of his words or the friendliness of his smile. Terumi's eyes were gentle ... But empty, like staring into a pool of nothingness, blank and foreboding like the stillness of a deep lake.

"Rest assured, Asako-san." He said, still smiling. "You have not disturbed me."

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Mattie
Asako Kita found herself initially starting to smile as well at the friendly greeting, the pretty Shiba's smile holding her attention momentarily. But her gaze shifted next to his eyes. Her own widened, unsure what she was seeing. She fought the urge to step back, retreating from the foreign depths those eyes held. It reminded her of a nursery story the servants would tell to scare naughty children. 
"I, uh, yes." She delicately cleared her throat and started over. "Very good. It is my pleasure to make your acquaintance Shiba-san. I was sent with a delivery of requested additional volumes for the collection here. It seems there is a good start to it." She turned to regard the scrolls housed within the library, looking away from Shiba Terumi's unsettling countenance. "Do you have a particular favorite?"

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Gary
"I read Kakita's 'The Sword' quite often but I do not think that I have a favorite piece of literature." He replied, smile turning a bit thoughtful as he briefly returned his gaze to the scrolls he has been browsing before she arrived.

"I hope to find something that would make for an interesting read, Asako-san. Alas, most of these are historical records and treatises about the honored kami." 

Through entire sentences, Terumi's smile remained affixed upon his pretty face.

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Mattie
As the Shiba responded, continuing the conversation on a topic intimately familiar to her, Asako Kita found herself starting to relax slightly. 

"Ah yes, a very classic piece. 'In the sword you can find the truth.' I believe it says. Not the I have ever found much use for the sword myself, words can cut just as deeply." Silence hangs in the air as she seems lost in her thoughts for a moment. 

"But the Crane are said to have a great many text on military history. It would be an aspiration to some day see the originals. But the likelihood of that... Regardless it appears that I will have an assignment here if the Ambassador has his way, and I will surely accept." At this Kita's expression gives way to a smile of her own. 

"I've brought some new volumes to add to the collection. Perhaps you would be interested in reading my something new?"

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