#aika takeda

“And he must be Zed!” Sayuri said smiling at the dog next to Isabela.
“Yes, he’s a very good boy. I promise he won’t cause any trouble!” she replied.
Without saying a word, Aika approached him and shyly petted him on the head. Zed replied with a gentle peck of his snout on her hand. The little girl giggled.
“Seems like Aika made a new friend!” Sayuri said speaking to her son.
“That’s quite…new” Ryuji said speaking for the first time.
“You know” the old lady said “It’s not easy to conquer Aika’s trust. That’s a good sign, to me! Now, let me show you your room.”
And they entered the big house.

“Boy, I’m freezing! A girl from Selvadorada isn’t used to this kind of climate! I was already suffering in San Myshuno” Isabela said approachig a big house. “Here we are, Zed! This is the house where we’re gonna stay!”

Before she could rang the doorbell, an old woman opened the door followed by a man and a little girl.
The woman greeted Isabela with a big smile on her face. “You must be Isabela! We were waiting for you! My name is Sayuri Takeda” she said and gently bowed “and there are my son Ryuji and  my granddaughter Aika”.
The two behind her bowed, but from their expressions Isabela could say they weren’t as happy as Sayuri: Ryuji seemed quite suspicious, while Aika was visibly embarassed.
“Thank you for hosting me” Isabela said bowing.
“You’re already getting into Mt. Komorebi’s customs!” Sayuri said smiling.

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The building is “Refuge de l’Aube” by @simsontherope. I it used as a base and edited it a bit.