Year of the Boar, Sixth Month, Day 5.

I slept for far too long this morning; I suppose I was excessively tired due to my penchant for night-time excursions of late. The servants were kind enough to set my breakfast tray on my writing table, so at least I did not go hungry. That was interesting though, clearly someone is not obeying Mother to the letter, otherwise I am sure they would have taken it away... perhaps I have a friend after all... I shall have to think about finding out who. My head felt fuzzy when I awoke, that dull achy feeling of being not quite focused which usually accompanies too much sleep. I felt sluggish and not up to giving my plans any great thought... while I was lying on my bed, debating whether or not to try walking, a bird arrived. Thankfully my window was open and I was able to entice the bird inside with the offer of crumbs from my breakfast roll so that I could take the message from around its leg. Nanami has apologized for the delay in replying to my last missive but says that developments at Dying Crane meant that she had no time to put brush to parchment. Her communique was brief, scribbled, not her usual careful hand, I half wondered if it was a forgery before dismissing the idea quickly as paranoia on my behalf. Nanami says that she has contacted my man at Crying Orchid and apprised him of my situation and that she believes that my friends here will find a way to aid me. Of course, she did not know about my ankle when she wrote this, or when she made these arrangements so I suppose I shall just have to wait, and make the best of whatever arises.
Something else she mentions, which is of great interest, is the arrival at Dying Crane, of one Lord Broken Rampart. From what I can gather, Lady Yuika was forced from her chambers by that harridan, Itsuki, in order to offer Hospitality to the itinerant Lord. Predictably, Yuika took fright and there was some sort of .. episode. None of that is surprising, given recent events I suppose, but what I found especially interesting about Nanami's note was the reaction of this.. Broken Rampart... to the Lady's distress. Apparently, he demonstrated great concern for her, insisting on carrying her back to her quarters and returning the next day to ask after her welfare. Nanami seems to think that His Lordship took an instant dislike to Itsuki and that he might help at Dying Crane... I suspect that there is more to this story but also that I shall have to wait to hear it.