Even though he was blind, he could tell you were beautiful.

You and Gyomei were spending the day together, since both of you conveniently had the day off. You two were basking in the sun on the engawa of his estate, a plate of rice balls in between you and him.

Suddenly, a cat pranced out from the bushes, purring as it jumped up onto the engawa, finding itself comfortable in your lap. After a while, more strays came along. You decided to feed them some crumbs from the rice balls.

A calico cat was getting pampered with belly rubs on Gyomei's lap, and a white cat made biscuits on your thighs. You could hear Gyomei's pray beads as he rubbed them together, letting out a low, deep hum of contentmemnt.