<div class="floatleft">(http://i60.tinypic.com/1c87q.jpg)</div>Asahina Reiko (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=261269.msg12891726#msg12891726)<br/><br/>Before she elevates her eyes to the appropriate respectful level, Reiko has one quick glance at Kazuhiro as he approaches the bathing area, her blue eyes widening ever so slightly.  Compared to most of the Crane she knew, even some of the Daidoji, he was impressively muscular.  With a friendly smile, Reiko's lips part to offer a greeting.<br/><br/>She pauses.  How did one identify other clans in the bath?  She'd never been out of Crane lands before, so she'd never had to worry about that.  With all the guests for the wedding, she couldn't assume he was a Lion.  But on the other hand, she couldn't assume he wasn't.  He could be the Matsu Daimyo!  No, he couldn't; he could be her husband, though.  Probably not.<br/><br/>None of this showed on Reiko's face, however, and by the time Kazuhiro greets her, she had composed herself.  She smiles at him gently, her blue eyes bright.  "Not at all, Samurai-san."  She says, her voice soft.  Delicately, one pale hand comes up to recapture an escaped strand of white hair, tucking it behind her ear.  "I am pleased to have the company, in fact.  It has been a long trip here."<br/><br/>Seeing the other woman approach, Reiko shifts somewhat, her body shifting under the surface of the water, angling herself to face both of them as best she could.  "This one is Asahina Reiko."  She offers, respectfully inclining her head to first one, then the other.  It was not a bow, but the best she could do with only her head and shoulders above the water.