[A nod, and she smiles a bit more brightly than before. That much she had expected, but confirmation of his loyalties was right. No need to dwell.

And his identity...that gives her a pause. Okita had mentioned...]

That would make you one of those sword tsukumonogami, then, yes? Okita-san's?

[Her historical knowledge of swords was pretty limited, but she had a passing interest in the Shinsengumi, after having befriended one here.]

My name is Rei Hino, as you might have guessed, I'm a miko. I tend one of the Hikawa-branch temples in Tokyo. What you'd still call Edo.