"Thats likely, though the same can probably be said about most of us here." Hayato glanced at the Spider. "Do you figure you will be staying with your clan?"

Tsugiharu chuckled.

"Well, I can't see the Phoenix bending over backwards to marry a Spider into their ranks. I suppose it's possible that someone of influence could arrange for me to marry out....but honestly, I rate the probability of that as fairly low. Being a lowly medical researcher for the military and a shugenja simply doesn't set the ladies' hearts aflutter it seems." he said. While it was a somewhat disappointing truth, it fit the general pattern for the Spider being given nothing but what they could take with their own two hands.

"Maybe consider men then?" Hayato offered with a smirk. "Not that I'm suggesting you're attracted to them, but ghat doesn't really matter does it?"

Taking a drag from his cigarette he held in the smoke before letting it out slowly. "Marriages are for political alliances aren't they? And if both parties are consensual affairs aren't really a problem."