<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/1/13/Keitaro.jpg)</div>Keitaro watched and listened to Maseko solemnly as she considered trying to maintain face, and then appeared to give up. He paused for a moment, obviously taken a little aback by her show of honesty, and then nodded slowly. "I understand, Maseko-san," he said, slowly and deliberately. "I... will help how I can."<br/><br/>He bowed to her, then walked over to his tent, looking it over briefly. It seemed to be secured properly, and he dragged his backpack over to it and started unloading his bedroll and the other things he would need for the night. He gave Liang a nod of approval, then unpacked his travelling tea set and carried it over to the fireplace.<br/><br/>He unrolled a tatami mat and knelt next to Shiori as he set up a place to boil water over the fire. He opened his mouth and turned his head to look at her, with a brief look of concern on his face. He quickly recovered his composure and simply bowed his head to her in acknowledgement, and focused on the fire instead. "I will be ready to begin a tea ceremony in a few minutes," he said, loudly enough for the rest of the party to hear. "Thanks to the blessing of the<em>kami</em>and Maseko-san's intercession, we have quite a comfortable environment for it, better than I had expected. Thank you all for doing your part on our travels so far."