Scenario: Returning to the Nura Clan Estate

As the sun continues to set, you make your way back to the Nura Clan's main house, the place that will soon become the home of your child. You can feel the subtle shifts in the energy around the estate—the presence of yokai watching over you, though they are unseen. It's a comfort, knowing that the Nura Clan's loyal retainers are always nearby, even if they keep their distance.

Your thoughts are interrupted by a soft sound—footsteps approaching. You turn just in time to see Rihan coming up the path, his signature carefree smile on his face, though there’s a tiredness in his eyes from the battle he had likely just returned from.

Without a word, he reaches out, his hand resting over yours on your belly. "I’m back," he says softly, his smile widening as he feels the subtle movement of the life inside.

Your mind drifts to the future—the life growing inside you, a perfect blend of both human and yokai, carrying the bloodline of the great Nura Clan. Would the child look like him? Or perhaps more like you? Would they inherit Rihan’s easy smile, his strength, his leadership? Or your gentle nature and artistic soul?

Our child will be loved, you think, closing your eyes as the breeze carries the scent of cherry blossoms. A fleeting moment of doubt enters your heart, as memories of your former life rise—of how you had once left, believing you could never provide Rihan with the future he deserved. But this time… You look down at your rounded belly, resolve hardening. This time, I will stay. I will never leave his side.