The Prince and the Priestess

[Raja kumarie]

'fair enough Marge is not for everyone if the Sultan hadn't insisted I go I would have never married. Still I'm glad he pushed me but it truly isn't for everyone"

[GamesMaster]

Noburu shrugs. "I will have to marry someday, to carry on my family name, but I am in no hurry."

[Raja kumarie]

"this may be a cultural difference but are not your sisters-shoukd you have them- responsible for the family liniage?"

[GamesMaster]

He blinks. "No, no. Sisters marry outside the family, to carry on other people's legacies."

[Raja kumarie]

'thqt is true with second and third daughters but the first girl is for th family it is her job to take her mother's place when she becomes too old to care for house and home"

[GamesMaster]

"That is not how things are done here," says Jiesha kindly. "It is the eldest son's place to inherit the father's position and wealth."

[Raja kumarie]

"ah I see. As my father's eldest daughter I will inharer all upon his passing

[Shiori]

Shiori gasps. "Really? Then why marry?"

[Raja kumarie]

"to carry on the family name my daughter will get my name and estate and my son Ryuus admittedly and eldest daughter rarely marries instead selecting a lover who can provide her with a child thus the lineage of the family continues through her and she becomes the matriarch of the family"

[GamesMaster]

Noburu chuckles. "That won't happen here, of course. Women cannot inherit."

[Raja kumarie]

"We'll then it's a good thing my father is in India" I tease gently "all jokes aside it has been quite interesting to see how different our people are and yet how similar."

[Liwanu "Li" Jekins]

"Isn't it? The nihonjin are such an interesting people."

[Raja kumarie]

"truly. I never would have seen myself wearing something so restrictive before but this is actually rather comfortable. Though not being able to come and go as I want or ride freely has been a hard adjustment"

[Liwanu "Li" Jekins]

"I can only imagine. A life indoors would not suit me at all; never seeing the sky? But there are advantages, too -- women are the undisputed masters of the home domain. And your husband seems to care for you."

[Raja kumarie]

"he does take good care of me. He takes me riding around the grounds daily still this is a lovely home and he is very warm and has found the joy in a desi -mixed- home"