<div class="floatright">(http://pre01.deviantart.net/993d/th/pre/f/2012/195/c/a/legend_of_the_five_rings_female_samurai_by_phantom_cz-d579ozg.jpg)</div><br/>For Seven Words of Wisdom, the best part of the festival was the peaceful but competitive nature of the events.  Conflict seemed as inevitable as death itself, but people had found ways to manage their skills in various ways that didn't require bloodshed or pathos.<br/><br/>She passed from contest to contest, taking views of those who had mastery of various skills.  The proper way to hold a bow, the way a phrase rolled off the tongue during a haiku, the impassioned way that an inebriated soldier praised his comrades.  There was so much to learn, and it could be difficult to keep up for someone who wanted to see it all.<br/><br/>It was rare for her to speak during such times, and rarer still to attempt to participate.  While she could certainly devastate the competition if she had a reason, it would draw unnecessary attention, as well as stifle the feelings of those who would otherwise seek to further improve.<br/><br/>Rumors stated that other merchants of various texts were present, and she would have to find them, but such was far easier to accomplish when little was actually happening.  No one wanted to start up a conversation at the cost of missing an event, after all.<br/><br/>If she was lucky enough, one of them would recognize her description and come to her with offers of purchases.  It wasn't common, but it had happened before.