<div class="floatleft">(https://68.media.tumblr.com/38897e9caa930c9599a68d9160f2f35c/tumblr_ojctzyhBiE1tk4029o3_1280.jpg)</div>Ji-eun had had initial reservations about this journey. She had the notion of the Lion being not to dissimilar from what she'd heard of the Crab; brutish, almost thuggish characters, living in a hard land and always itching for a fight. Much of that had been dispelled on the travel to the Ikeda home though; the rolling farmland and wide plains weren't too dissimilar from home, and the local heimen did not seem the beaten and broken sorts she had expected. So far the only problem had been a magistrate who had lectured her, rather at length, about the peaceful; nature of the setsuban festival. She had listened respectfully, both due to being a guest, and due to some of the Lion traditions being different, so, learn what you can where you can. After that she had rearranged her daisho, to wear them in the courtly fashion, and kept a cord loosely knotting her saya and tsuba together. It wouldn't stop her from drawing if need be, but it was the appearance that mattered.<br/><br/>Once she had found a place to take her in within the city, Ji-eun took a little time to prepare. It wasn't her business to say, but the unicorn (of all people) wondered what the lord might think of a woman fresh off a horse appearing at his gate! She took the time to wash and change her kimono, repair her hair (not that it was elaborate, but at least now it lacked that wren's nest quality) and then, it was out into the streets.<br/><br/><em>So many people!</em>Her eyes wandered to the many decorations, to the faces of lion guards, to children darting across the lanes. Trailing behind her was a horse, freshly curried, a fine saddle on its back. The creature seemed content with the trip towards the Ikeda family, and so Ji-Eun was not terribly worried, herself.<br/><br/>Once the lord within the gates welcomed his guests, Ji-eun bowed to him. "The beauty of Lion lands surpasses the telling, Ikeda-sama, and I thank you for the your warm welcome." She held the position respectfully before rising, and guiding the horse forward, saddle and all. "To honor your wedding, Lord Ikeda, a mare from the stables of Shinjo-sama himself." Nevermind that every Shino stable was the stable of the daimyo, of course.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">etiquette</div><div class="spoiler_body">At 2017-01-25 21:44:58, Ji-eun (uid: 27361) rolls: 4d10k3a2 Result: 17 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=99445)<br/><br/>That's a 15, I forgot to remove the +2 from an another game's roll</div></div>