After all the stories have been told, Ikeda Taneka takes a few moments to consider them, before awarding the lantern to the winner. His gaze moves over storyteller in turn before returning to settle on Kitsune Mio. "Yours is, I believe, the best tale we have heard this evening." he says, presenting the lantern.<br/><br/>The lantern itself is of fine quality, ribbed with gorgeous sandlewood. Inside it is a small candle, as yet unused, which gives off a pungent odor. "The candle was chosen by Kitsu Mokuna, and will ward a home against evil spirits." he explains.<br/><br/>As the guests circulate a little more after the stories, Ide Hio is approached by Kitsune Mara. “Good evening,” the wizened old woman says, her face crackling with a broad, kindly smile. “I hope you enjoyed the stories this evening. You seem a kindhearted soul, one with a noble heart. Take this, for it may be of some aid to you when praying to the ancestors."<br/><br/>She presses a string of kanji inscribed prayer beads into Hio's hand, without waiting for the normal exchange of polite refusals and further offers, and disappears off into the crowd once more.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Prayer beads Kanji, Theology or Calligraphy check, TN 15</div><div class="spoiler_body">They are a prayer to Inari, Fortune of foxes and rice</div></div>