Insults from Toshimoko Options

[AndrewBucknell]

Letter delivered by courier to the Crane Isles and addressed to The Daimyo of The Crane Lands


My dear Lady Ningyou Dansu

I have waited for 72 hours to discover if you would be reprimanding or perhaps dealing in a more serious way with your pet Oni and husband, Toshimoko following on from his incredibly insulting comments regarding me, a fellow daimyo.
I am quite surprised that you have not asked him to show his abject apology by action and not words following his recent comments in open communications.
It is usual that such gross insults by one lower in honour status should merit the most serious of apologies.
I am not sure how the case for judging these matters should proceed as the insult was sent on the wings of elementals but if this had occurred within my lands then I would judge this very harshly indeed.
There is much history between us and also between Toshimoko and myself but I have never resorted to open insults. Such actions divide our Empire, sowing discord between clans, families and leaders. These are the actions that I would expect from Oni, however it is up to us to stop such things from occurring and levy such heavy punishment on them that they do not have the opportunity to apply their divisive nature any more.

I await your comments and decision.

Respectfully

Shisou Yuurei
Daimyo of the Phoenix clan
Ex daimyo of the crane clan
Oni Bane

[Abel]

My Lord Ning-you Dansu,

Should you wish it, disregard this missive and allow your own judgement to be my Guide in this matter. These are simply my own thoughts on this matter.

Yuurei-Sama,

I'm shocked that you would take such offense from something that I have clearly said in jest, the kind of back and forth that only old friends can enjoy and brush off. But if that is the case and you are offended, I am disturbed that you would even come to bring yourself low as to be offended by "an Oni", a being of no social standing and one that does not even have a foothold in the Code of Jade and as such cannot truly have any bearing on your honour, unless you choose to allow that.

That said, I would never want my words to bring true hurt or pain to any of those Honoured and Righteous in the Lands I protect, So if it means anything, and lets us be honest for a moment no-one seems to believe a word that passes my lips these days, I apologise for tarnishing your honour, there was never anything more than a "Metaphorical jab in the ribs".

I am almost pleased by this situation to be honest. It is the first time that someone has taken my words at their face value, we should sit together one day and share Tea or Sake and talk this over. For me any issue that were, were left in the past, I hope you can find it in yourself to allow the same.

Kazan Toshimoko
Dark Guardian of the Council of Jade

[LauraSB]

I obviously missed said insult? or Jest as many seem to believe, Oni or not, the man is still Toshimoko, and he is quiet famous for his 'cheekiness' to friends and allies, and after the last words that were said to me by you I thought the past was indeed behind us? I must be mistaken? however the case may but please consider my husbands apology.

Also, on a side note, I believe Oni are outside the honor system in similar way to fortunes I believe, and many are in the treaty of peace the the Emperor decreed, thus Toshimokos status/ rank shouldn't be treated as if he was eta, or worse, a dishonored one!

I await your thoughts

Ningyou Dansu
Daimyo of the Crane