☀️ Arselia and Akonia

The man had a heart of gold.

"Undoubtedly, it's part of his duty," Ayano decided.

"It's hard to accept that the voice of this man represents two and a half percent of the imperial government..." she muttered to herself.

"You have an interesting political system in your country," Miko commented. "I don't know how serious all this is, but if you want... " she pulled out a few ofuda from her deck. "One of these talismans, placed overnight, combined with a short prayer, can, to some extent, protect the premises from evil intentions – until the first rays of the sun. Usually, I do this for a modest fee to the Temple, but since I don't have a sanctuary here, I can just give them to you."
"Although, I wouldn't refuse a voluntary donation in gratitude to the Kami-sama," the Nihonka could have added, if it didn't sound rude and make the whole situation look like some kind of shady scam from the outside. So, she kept that thought to herself.