Feeling that the conversation was moving again, Utsusemi's hand slipped to her obi to find her journal to jot down the ideas she had had... only to find it empty. Oh... right. I still haven't found a new one. Her lips pressed into a thin line as she simply had to acknowledge that those ideas would be lost later, and focused on the conversation again.

"It might be an odd question, but... Muhaki Zazu-dono will still be seeing to the affairs of your clan back in Rokugan. As you are not returning to the Empire yet?"