[ Tashime is astute. He recognizes the traditional hooded wear of the shugenja, the priest class in Rokugan, as he does the emerald patterns that mark this stranger as a member of the Emerald Families, like Tashime himself. It is enamoring to find a familiar face in such an unfamiliar land. ]

I am perfectly fine, though thank you for your concern. You are a priest, yes? Please, tell the Kami I lay myself prostrate before their mercy. I had thought I was damned to spend an eternity in Jigoku along with my charge, the innocent Tamori Shaiko. Please pray for me on her behalf. She does not deserve to suffer endlessly for the sake of my foolishness.