[ Tashime is ready to lie and say that he has heard of the Yamanaka for fear of losing face, but is taken aback when the samuraiko* expresses ignorance of the crysanthemum's significance. How can she...? Of course, how foolish am I.]

I apologize. I rushed to assume that you were a Rokugani, like me. It seems I am homesick - has no one here ever found their way back whence they came?

[*OOC note: In Rokugan, shinobi do not officially exist. There are absolutely ninjas lurking in the shadows, but as far as the unimpeachably honorable Tashime is concerned, they are a myth meant to scare criminals and unruly children.]