She nodded. "We would come with our mother, to help her gather samples. We always seemed to find something new."

"I did." she nodded. "Not as much as my sister, but it was fun exploring with her. I didn't like not being able to see the sky, though, when we went deeper in."

"Good." she answered. "Honestly, I was worried the miai might be a bit overwhelming for her. She's much more comfortable out here than in the city. But, I think she's doing better than I am."

"There's still a lot that isn't understood about the forests." she nodded. "About Asakaze overall."

*Good." she nodded. "I was able to spend some time with my sister, which is always nice. Does Iuchi-sama have any siblings?"

"I know our parents have expectations, but I can't say they've pressured us over them much." she said as she thought it over. "Maybe they were just happy when we weren't causing trouble."

"One of the advantages of having an identical twin is all the tricks you can play on others." she giggled. "You sound a bit ambitious yourself, considering all the interests you mentioned the other day. But, I wouldn't be surprised if you manage to succeed in many of them."

She shrugged. "Mostly, it was masquerading as one another, making people think we were someplace one of us wasn't or that one of us was in two places at once. We did convince a new ranch hand that we were actually triplets. It was a few months before father told him."

"That is a good question." she grinned. "Only our dogs can tell us apart for certain."