"Lady Kaede has left the shrine, and there's no one there now. If Lady Yae doesn't mind, would you like to stay at my home for the time being?" After calming down, Granny Hanako learned of Yae Sakura's purpose. She thought for a moment... then hesitantly invited Yae Sakura.
"Is that so? If it isn't too much trouble, then I'll gladly accept!"
After pondering for a while, Yae Sakura felt it would be inconvenient to go to an empty shrine. Besides... seeing the expectant look in Granny Hanako's eyes, she found it hard to refuse.
"Not a bother at all! My son followed His Highness to the main city, so only my daughter-in-law and I are left at home. We have plenty of rooms."
Seeing that Yae Sakura did not object, Granny Hanako quickly said.
"Then I'll be in your care, Hanako!"
It felt a little strange to call an old woman directly by her name, but calling her Granny Hanako seemed even stranger, didn't it? Though Yae Sakura looked to be around twenty, she had already lived for centuries.
"Lady Yae, come with me. I'll have Luna prepare a room." Granny Hanako looked delighted when she heard Yae Sakura call her by name.
"Luna? Is that your daughter-in-law's name?"
"Yes."
In this era of the Far East, almost no one other than nobles had surnames. They only had given names, some one character long, some two, some three.
Names like Luna, Hanako, and Kaede were actually fairly decent. Ones ending in -maru were about as common as names like Doggie or Second Tiger in ancient Shenzhou. Besides, "maru" literally translated to "ball."
That made names like Higokumaru and Sesshomaru pretty awful!
Even most warriors of this era had no surnames. It was not until after the Meiji Restoration that