Year of the Boar, Tenth Month, Day 19.

Ryouko reports that she has spoken to Yuika and reminded her that the delegation is imminent. Yuika, apparently, has agreed to have Ryouko treat her hair and skin with some sort of conditioning unguent. This is, I suppose, good news of sorts but in of the fact that Yuika can barely be relied upon to have a polite conversation, I am not convinced that the state of her hair or skin will matter. She refused to see me this afternoon and although I could have insisted, I decided to leave Ryouko to deal with her instead since I will likely have a battle on my hands when it comes to making her eat later this evening.
There has been gossip about the House concerning Yuuta although the gossips in question cannot seem to make up their minds whether it is my bed or Yuika's that he frequents. I do not know whether this has reached Yuika yet but if it has, it will have served only to make her even more upset. I am fast losing my temper with this nonsense; I promised myself I would stand for Yuika and for Dying Crane, that I would help her to recover but it seems that I may have bitten off far more than I can chew... I am not equipped for this. I cannot get through to her with gentleness or with anger. It seems as though she has chosen to forget her own promise to see that I am safe from Yuuta already and so it would appear that I have no sway over her at all. I do not know how to mend this situation.
I will stay for the delegation if only because I wish to see Rani. I still have not decided whether to let it be known who I am or whether to stay in the shadows but either way, I need to see how that particular land lies... Once Rani has moved on, I will decide what to do next although it occurred to me this morning that if my visit to Purple Lightning coincides with hers, it could be somewhat awkward and so I most certainly need to discover her intended route through the Kingdom...