When the puppy came for her company, she gladly gave the dog her hospitality with the chopped bits of a steak she had bought at the market. For a few hours in the afternoon, she would stop playing her shamisen and play with the dog, though usually silently as to not disturb any other customers. She had trained the puppy to shut its mouth and refrain from barking at her command, this way, it would be practically quiet in the courtyard; so quiet that the only sounds heard would be a stick being dropped onto the ground and the swift steps of a four-legged animal.<br/><br/>When sunset came, and Kohaku and the dog tired out from playing all day, she would give the puppy a bed made out of some of her sheets, which she placed on the patio. She would again play her shamisen, though with a slower, sweet melody of a lullaby. With the high walls surrounding the brothel and the courtyard in the rear of the building, townsfolk would mistaken the music to be of a beautiful lady of the house, more preferably Lady Kaera. No one would believe it is actually the devil-girl Kohaku playing such an angelic song.<br/><br/>Most nights she was left only to admire the notes she was playing and how they filled the courtyard. She was also left alone to admire the slumber of a puppy. But this night was different. Kohaku had a visitor. It was the swordless samurai from earilier in the day, who had entered the courtyard seemingly drawn to her music. She sat on the edge of the patio as the man entered and she ended her song as the man approached. A small applause from the man was returned with a slight bow by Kohaku. She smiled, then corrected the man, "Gentatsu-dono, I believe you are mistaken. This music I have played before you entered suits the night and the slumber of our bodies. The one I have played around midday was a more joyful piece that is well suited for such a bright day. Though, both pieces do suit this little dog who mysteriously comes to the music that I play everyday." She reached down and ran a gentle hand along the dog's head and down his soft back.<br/><br/>With her head bowed in respect and avoiding to look Gentatsu directly in the eyes, she watched as he sat on the edge of the patio, though on the other side of the sleeping animal. Kohaku smiled when he made his rather eloquent comment. "I'm glad Lord Gentatsu, that your eyes have seen the beauty that is freely displayed for you to see. Nature has provided us with wonderful sights to see, aromas to smell, tastes to taste, and sounds to hear. I pray that you have enough wisdom to begin to sense the inner beauty of those around you," she explained, her mouth bringing eloquence to life.<br/><br/>Kohaku laid her shamisen aside and looked up at the stars and the full moon that shone brightly on the earth below. She smiled at the fact that Gentatsu had compared her beauty to the beauty of the night and the celestial body itself. She sensed his movement towards her face. It wasn't threatening, so she didn't snap at him, lest his snap right back at her. She did, although, turned to face him slowly. His hand had lifted and parted her hair aside and smiled at Kohaku. Not knowing the meaning of the gesture, she stared at him with curiosity. The man smiled at her and she sensed that he was at the least bit content with what he saw. He removed his hand and allowed her silver curtain to fall. Call it coincidence, but at this same time as her silver locks fell back over her face, the puppy had awoken and stood from the folded sheet upon the patio. After yawning, he jumped off the edge and out of the courtyard using the little holes he had dug to get into the yard in the first place. But still, Kohaku, curiously, stared back at Gentatsu as he smiled.