Temple Night

There had been rumors going around the village of a woman who attends to the needs of the lonely old men late at night. Rumors have naturally circulated around the village about what she does with them and who she is. The most common rumor is that it's the wife and shrine maiden of the local temple. Whether or not these rumors were true would only be known to her. However plenty of the young men had left the village to serve in the war, leaving the elderly to take care of themselves. The taxes placed on the peasants were high, leaving them little money to donate to the temple. Rumor was she was servicing the elderly men with her body in exchange for temple donations. Again, only rumors.

Kenshi lived at a compound with his entire family however the fully grown men had recently left to serve in the army for the war. He was essentially left as the man of the house to look after the other women and children despite his young age. The women would often dress in a Kimono while performing her daily chores and duties to keep a sign of aristocracy for the visitors of the compound. Dignitaries and nobles alike would come around to visit their site. As the day neared it's end and Kenshi went around locking up the doors, he found his mother in the main temple, bowing and praying. The site should've been empty at that point, the large hall with the wooden floors infront of a giant Buddha statue. He tried to be quiet as he came up behind her but the hall echoed his steps. "Mother. What are you doing in here so late?" He asked her.