<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><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Seven Words of Wisdom</div><div class="spoiler_body">Personal: 13/13 Peripheral: 24/33<br/></div></div><br/>Having the youth depart made Seven feel a little better, for the problem could be delegated to a later point.  The pressing, though apparently not quite as imminent matter at hand was the delay.<br/><br/>As Seven started to glance around, though, the Immaculate left and Seven was suddenly introduced.  Turning her head, she offered Silken a gentle smile, by no means immune to the beautiful woman's charm but her vision clouded by the focus on the situation.  "A pleasure," she said, offering a faint incline of her head, then turned to Starlight.<br/><br/>"There are different ways that people look at objects of beauty."  Her words were simple, lacking flattery or sophistication.  She wasn't trying to convince Starlight of her own beauty, merely accepted it as fact when she offered her explanation.  "Imagine a young girl captivated by the shimmering of a sapphire, while a merchant sees only the silver that the object is worth."  A gentle shaking of her head made her hair slide back and forth through her shoulders, emphasizing concern.  "That young boy has the eyes of a merchant, and we both know what makes a beautiful woman worth silver.  In all likelihood, you're not the first he's met, though, which means accompanying him will likely lead to his other acquisitions."<br/><br/>Ordinarily, Seven was a little more friendly, but she clearly had a lot going through her mind right now.  Concerns jumped several steps beyond what her lips had caught up to, and a sharp gaze moved through the crowds.  Just how many Immaculates were here?  Why had the ceremony not yet gone on as scheduled?  If the river water was not offered with a blessing, how badly would it affect people?  Would the Realm truly take such steps, knowing their power was waning?<br/><br/>The air felt thick, like the rise of an impending sandstorm, but she knew it was only in her mind, the way her senses told her things that didn't exist in order to leave her eyes and ears wide open for what was coming.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Ten Magistrate Eyes 7s</div><div class="spoiler_body">Roll Result: AndyZ rolled: 11d10<br/>First Target Number: 7<br/>Second Target Number: 10<br/>Comment: Ten Magistrate Eyes +2 excellency<br/>Result: 10, 6, 4, 9, 8, 1, 10, 5, 9, 4, 5, <br/>For: 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, <br/>Total: 7<br/><br/>That's more like it.<br/><br/>Just realized Ten Magistrate Eyes was Mute, so I can easily use peri on it without worry.<br/></div></div>