Ain't no justifying

Lingering by the Shrine, Hattori's judgemental gaze flickered between the monkeys as they worked  to put together a shishi-odoshi. Originally they were crafted to scare away animals that might damage crops- hence the name scaredeer or scareboor- but in this instance the Shogun thought it might be a nice little gift for his fae of a daughter. Something soft and soothing, their heritage represented by the relaxing flow of water and a hollow thunk. Or in other words, this was a low-key attempt to make up for the sins he knew he'd committed but couldn't remember.  He'd lost so much in the past few weeks, both memory and dignity, this was the least he could do to try and...be better, in the only way he knew how.

Tipping his head back, he called out for the pale Geisha, just to see what she thought of the work in progress.