hotlittlehands:

Amiko presented the sword to Sunfire's side of the family.

She listed the crimes of her cousin Jushiro: murder, kidnapping, assault, treachery, and filial impiety. How he had destroyed and sullied all that his aunt, her Lady Mother, had worked so hard, sacrificed so much, to rebuild and restore.

She described Kenuichio's attempt to keep the sword from him, and his offering up the location to her at the end of his life.

She explained about the duel, and the cowardice and treachery Jushiro had exhibited once more.

"...And so I offer you our clan's traditional symbol of grace, virtue, and honor, that you may better assert a rightful authority over the clan and denounce Harada Jushiro for the renegade he is!"


And Ohhhh, did they. The bulk of the resources of and personnel that had clung, however waveringly in the face of his setbacks, to the criminal daimyo fell away in the course of days.

Given time, the Yashidas would be a respectable clan with fully legitimate endeavours again.

Amiko was eternally grateful to the others for their help.

hotlittlehands:

As they'd all suspected, Jushiro didn't let them get back to Tokyo. She spotted some of his thugs in the shadows.

"Good evening, Cousin. Come out like a big boy."

hotlittlehands:

She got the message about her father's calls after coming in from an official assignment.  It was a shock, at first, to realize taht Jushiro had sunk so far, even if she'd known he was garbage.  She thought very unkindly of many in her adopted clan -- of anyone who didn't believe that Lady Mariko had fully and completely restored the honor of Clan Yashida by her efforts and her sacrifices. -- but Jushiro was a special sort of scum.  But this was a new low.  As she obtained more information about what had happened, Amiko felt terrible that she hadn't been there to help. At least they were safe now.

But as she realized that Jushiro was both utterly inaccessible and still essentially in control of clan operations, she knew one thing she had to do.

When she'd finished drafting the letter, she opened communication to the rest of the team. "Please meet me in the briefing room. I would appreciate it."