Amane loved her husband dearly; she devoted her whole life to her family.

Why?

Priests advised Kagaya's ancestors that marrying their children into a family of priests would help dissipate the curse.

She belonged to the Himorogi family, a lineage of Shinto priests, and she was selected to be wed to Kagaya.

That's why she has served him for a whole decade of their relationship—an endless cycle of caregiving for her sick husband.

Today was nothing unusual; she filled up a basin in preparation to clean Kagaya. The Ubuyashiki Mansion had all the necessities, after all; they were at constant risk,