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Aed not to choke on her tea "You mean a hermit Someone who doesn’t leave the house"

"Yes, a hermit"

Yasuji used chopsticks to pick up a morsel and popped it in his mouth

Her chopsticks skills had improved since she’d married Ronin She chose the marshmallow cookie It wasn’t as sweet as American desserts but it was still tasty

"So are you here to visit Ronin?"

"I assume there’s a ‘no observation’ rule here as it’s a rule my husband has implemented at his dojo"

"That is not an answer," Yasuji chided with hu session, I hoped to watch hi these last three weeks"

"Ronin doesn’t tell you?"

Aes his secret ninja stuff Not that I haven’t asked" She sent hiet in trouble for breaking the dojo rules in Auessed

"Once in a while Gotta keep Master Black on his toes Besides, his punish his rules can be very creative" Amery froze Had she really just blurted that out?

Yasuji laughed--a real gut-buster "Ah, Amery-san You are the perfect es hies me too He has from the moment we met"

His dark brown eyes twinkled "Shall we break some rules and watch him train?"

"Is this a trick question?"

"No I’ve been interested to see what torture h"

She hadn’t seen that one co "Master Daichi is your brother?"

"Older," he clarified "I one ten years It seems like ten lifetimes" He pushed up fro center" He pointed to the door "You’ll need your shoes"

They exited into a gorgeous Zen garden--the largest private one she’d seen How te trees and drink in the serenity As they crossed the pebbled path, she noticed many of the trees had been tri"