It was cruel of your father, really. He sent you to be married to some far away onryō that you didn’t even know the name of. It was punishment, something about disobeying your father and this is what you get. It’s been months since you two have been wed and you two haven’t spoked a word. You don’t know that your husband is actually a woman!

“Don’t clean that. I will.” The first word she spoke to you were harsh and gruff in a low, unwelcoming tone. You were just cleaning up her dirtied katana.