Undice the 14th of 4831 AS Waking up a bit after first light, Azi awoke to the familiar sight of his room in Kajima's house. He could feel the warm blanket of the futon bed upon his skin but felt a slight tingle of cold air somewhat tickle his legs. His slight movements caused a bit of air to enter the gaps between the blanket and bedding, making him shiver a little. Luckily, there was a warming sensation that was comforting him from behind. Moving in a practiced motion that seemed as if he had done this too many times, he turned his body over and saw Shizu's sleeping face. Her red hair covered one side of her face which made her appearance seem as if she could enchant any man, but Azi knew better. This woman was more like a wolf in sheep's clothing and without fear, he dared to wake the beast. He parted her crimson hair away from her face, which caused Shizu to stir in her sleep. In reaction to the slight touch of his hands, she tightened her grip around Azi's back. While Azi w

After recovering from Shizu's morning surprise, Azi was now seated in the wagon pulled by Kokona. Across from him was Shizu who was pouting somewhat as Azi had refused to sit on her lap or get close to her after her little prank this morning. His pride was somewhat damaged as a result of her actions and he was not in the mood to indulge in the antics of his tormentor. "It was just a prank. Come on, stop pouting and come over here." Shizu held her hands out in an inviting hug, but to her dismay Azi turned his head away from her with a hmph. Shizu slumped in frighten a depressed look and walked over to her sister at the front of the wagon. "Wah, Rulu! What should I do? He’s really mad at me." *Sniffle Sniffle* Patting the top of her elder sister's head, Rulu timidly placated her the best she could. She couldn’t tell if her sister was really sad or not, but she tried to push her sister away since she was getting a bit too close. Luckily, Kokona did not need instruction to pull the

Undice the 21st of 4831 AS It was one day before the blacksmith's meeting and Azi was pounding away at a piece of blood steel on an anvil, he was sweating so much that drops form and dripped to the ground from his brow. After shaping the metal to his specification he then tempered it and looked over to his left. On a nearby table was an hourglass he had bought during his shopping spree with Shizu and Rulu days prior. The top was completely empty of sand so Azi began to put down his hammer and stowed the shaped piece of metal. He then pulled up a chair and turned over a smaller hourglass next to the larger one. Azi had bought these hourglasses as he wanted to have them as a decoration in his house. The second one was quite small and cute but was also functional. The other larger hourglass was the same and estimated to time for 2 hour intervals while the smaller one was for half an hour. Azi used these to solve his issue of not being able to keep track of time while he worked. Whi

As a red faced Shizu complained about Council Member Jerome being a pain in her ass for the past week, Azi comforted her by laying her head onto his lap. The floor was made of wood but the futon bedding acted as a comfortable cushion for them to sit on. He scratched behind Shizu’s fluffy ear as her head was turned away from his chest, which caused a throaty purr to emanate from her throat. Azi then noticed that Shizu’s long brown colored fluff of a tail was swaying in front of him. It was quite long and looked oh so pettable, so without hesitation he moved to gently coerce Shizu’s tail into his hands. Shizu noticeably tensed up and was about to shout at him to not touch her there as it was discourteous to touch another person’s tail, but Azi’s touch felt soothing as his hands began to sink into her tail’s soft fluff. He didn’t move his hands, but instead let the natural motion’s of her tail to guide his fingers as they sunk into her tail’s fluff. Eventually, Azi had a gentle grasp

From a luxurious inn in the northern section of Shisayama, Jerome awoke near noon time. He was a late riser as his work kept him up during the nights as most of the letters he received would come in during the afternoon or during the night. This included emergency calls for aid from his businesses or from his associates around the nation of Kujyuri. His day was mostly filled with desk work and he rarely left the capital. At most, he would leave the capital for a couple days but would always endeavor to return as quick as possible. He would rather work from the comfort of his home as he had the comforts of his wives and servants at his beck and call. But now, it has already been a week since he left the capital of Kujyuri and he could feel that his stress was building. Feeling his forehead, he noticed that the bruise on his head was still throbbing which made him remember how Shizu had punched him when he suggested changes to the blacksmith’s meeting days prior. Thinking back he rem