> "Thank you. Please lead the way."
> Follow!
>She leads you into the temple. The halls are a quiet flurry of activity as you pass by several monks as she leads you through a handful of bland, clean corridors. Soft echoes of chanting reach your ears from time to time. Then you hear...the clanking of dishes? Moments later you find yourself in a sizable, if simple, kitchen with stoves and ovens that have capacities approaching those of the mansion's. One monk, a short woman of mixed youkai heritage with pronounced tufts on her ears is busy cleaning the countertops, while a heftily-built youkai whose robe bears curious eyeball pattern along the back washes the sizable pile of dishes at her left. To her right is another woman, fairly short and dressed in a modest robe, her head covered with a cloth that fails to conceal her unruly hair that have been pulled in a messy bun that peeks out from the back. She is busy drying and putting away the dishes, and quickly notices as you walk in. While you've had no dealings with her yourself, you recognize her as Ichirin from seeing her in the past, and doesn't seem too different than what you recall from the religious fights a little while ago, perhaps a bit more stout and longer-haired?
>"I was told that you needed my help with something?" she says, approaching as she dries her hands. Alice seems content to wait in the doorway, Dreamy is looking around, eyes narrowed.
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