The door slides open and Sashi-san, Lady of the Tir, lady of mystery and long-time associate of Honjowara -sama , enters the room. She wears a delicate high-waisted jacket over an elegant long dress that glimmers like waves of liquid gold. She moves with fluid grace. She gives her hand into the hand that Honjowara -sama offers and, like a petal settling to the earth, descends gracefully to her knees, and bows, to Honjowara -sama , then to Kuroda -sensei and Machiko.