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A Chorus In The Darkness (1x1 with Jikkah)

The villagers whispered quietly amongst each other as the two passed by them, Motochika trying to ignore the odd or hateful stares they recieved. He felt nore anxious than he had ever been in his life as they made their way out of the village that was once his home.
 
Nana didn’t understand all the hateful looks and sneers she and Motochika received, looking up to Motochika as they walked. “Have they not heard of the Dragonion people?”
 
She frowned softly, but nodded. “Oh, I see..” She was quiet for a moment before looking up at him once again. “What is wrong with my clothing?”
 
She still didn’t look all too concerned. “Is that bad? I noticed our clothes looked different from the humans up here...”
 
"My clothes are 400 years out of date.." He smiled, "But yours are almost indecent...people will think you're a..." He stopped and leaned closer to whisper, "a concubine.."
 
She still didn’t understand, mortal humans were strange. “What if I changed my clothing then?”
 
She gave a nod, actually looking excited. “I’ve never worn human clothing before.” She grinned.
 
He smiled softly, finding her excitement endearing, before looking around the market stalls to see what he could find. There was a simple blue yukata with koi fish on it and he moved to purchase it, only to find his money was no longer worth anything. With a sigh, he went to a different stall and offered his fishing compass, which the merchant was happy to have "such a well kept antique". With that money, Motochika was able to get Nana the yukata.
 
Nana looked over the yukata with wonder in her eyes, holding it up before simply putting it on over her clothes from the palace, unsure of how exactly she was supposed to wear it, for human clothes had to be quite different from her own.
 
"Ah, no, you have to take off your palace clothes.." He told her gently, "But not here in the open, you have to find somewhere private to change.."
 
She nodded, looking around for somewhere to change, before she spotted the public bath, which she had some trouble reading the sign as the characters were a bit different from the ones from home, but close enough to understand.
It only took her a few minutes to change, coming out holding her palace clothes and in her yukata, though it was tied like a mans, she had figured it out relatively well.
 
She smiled back and nodded, looking over her yukata. “It’s beautiful, I’ve only seen a small handful of these but never with such a pattern.”
 
She nodded and took his hand with a firm grasp, following after Motochika in her new clothing, tucking her palace clothing into her bag as they continued.
 
They headed out of the village and followed the path, Motochika looking around at the wildlife that had sprouted up over the centuries. "It's a lot more beautiful than I remember it being.."
 
Nana couldn’t help but wander a bit and get distracted by all of the beautiful wildlife, picking flowers and stopping to watch birds or butterflies in awe, always making sure she at least was in sight of Motochika.
 
He would stop when she was no longer beside him and keep a close eye on her to make sure no one tried to steal her or nothing came out to attack her.
 
She was almost like a child seeing the world for the first time, excited by every big and creature she saw, picking every different type of flower she could get her hands on and giving them to Motochika, happy to simply be out in the world. Her smile was wonderful, eyes sparkling with delight every time she looked at Motochika.
 
He felt his heart flutter with each smile and enjoyed seeing her happy. As they continued up the path, a group of bandits stopped them by blocking the way.
"Well what do we have here~?" One asked. Motochika pushed Nana behind him protectively, glowering at the men.
"We don't want any trouble." Motochika said.
 
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