The Splintering (Shigenobu Clan)

[Benyah]

---

---

In reality, the Viscountess remained by and large, oblivious of what might've been occurring within her clan as, most of her days as of present are spent within her residence secluded from the world. That was until, a letter was dispatched to her desk directly from Shirin. Perhaps, she would be excited if not for the contents of the letter in question. Despite her efforts over the years, and how she had toiled to build her clan from nothing, it seems the end result was having it all taken from her, to which she could do nothing about it, really, many of those whom called themself Shigenobu in some regard had left the continent, died, or outright opposed her. She felt quite powerless to these circumstances.


As such, a response is left to Shirin in kind, dispatched to her directly in a very strange twist of events. It reads:

"Shirin. You are of the perception, you are an enemy to me.

You are not. I fully encourage and approve this, please thread your own path and live your own truth. I hope, with this advent, you can finally leave me alone in perpetuity should you continue to perpetuate hostility.

As you say, I cannot nourish as I once had, this is true, for I found my castle stood upon pillars of salt, and pillars of sand. 

I want to know, Shirin. When others seek to oppose you as a means of establishing themself as superior or at all, when you realise you are a slave to those you 'nourish' rather than the other way around, when you realize your very identity is defined by your failure to help those you claim to be your people, or even the knowledge of such aid being successful being unknown, I want you to tell me if it was worth it. 

When you are alone, and the only one you can depend on is yourself, and you can't falter, fail, show weakness nor lose. 

When it all depends on you, and no one else;

What will you do?"

"You know what I've done.

Now let's see what you've got, dear sister."

Attached to the letter wields the seal of the Shigenobu clan, though its rose pedals are strangely, colored pink, and velvet. Perhaps, this represents Shirin and Shiri in some manner?