Hida Emi followed hot on the heels of the servant who led them into the next room.  It was clearly an office, but not as finely as Emi would have expected from the Scorpion Governor.<br/><br/>Still, she bowed to the young man behind the desk, then settled in on the tatami mats, taking her swords from her obi and resting them beside her.  The man behind the table wore a mempo mask.  She wondered if that had any special significance.  Most, maybe all, Scorpions wore masks, but the style of mask seemed to vary.  Emi imagined that this Shosuro's choice of a mempo indicated that he fancied himself a swordsman.<br/><br/>After hearing the fellow out, Hida Emi gave a brusque nod.  She wasn't so tired that she needed to rest immediately after arriving in the city, but if the governor wasn't available, then she supposed there was nothing to do.  "Very well, Shosuro Hideoshi-san," Emi replied serenely.  "The Hour of the Moon, then."<br/><br/>Emi rose, slipping her swords back into her obi.  She hoped to discuss some matters with the other magistrates before meeting the governor, and she didn't think time spent here in the governor's empty mansion served any further purpose.