> Chuckle good-naturedly.
> "I suppose. How did you all come to meet, anyway? I understand you were nobles, but not really anything beyond that."
>"Well, I was the Crown Prince's consort," Tojiko says. "We of the Soga clan did all the work in those days. The Mononobe and other big names simply got their appointments from the emperor because they had ancient names that could claim being descendants of various gods. It was a real pain for us. Futo, well, she was just who they had in court. We obviously disagreed rather heavily over, well, your religion. As for Seiga, well, she just sort of showed up one day, and caught the Crown Prince's interest."
>_