So relieved by Genma's understated reaction to her original nationality, Hoshi just blushed at the mention of Haruichi's mission, bit the corner of her lip and smiled. She picked up her pen and wrote out a new note for her guest, picking up her tea and taking another sip as he read it.

--I got him into so much trouble with his Captains on that mission. But it was decided I could come back with him anyway, and I'm glad I could. It's safe and beautiful in Konoha. People trust each other. And this is where Haruichi comes from. We even have a home.--

And drawn beneath the words was a thumbnail sketch of two figures and a dog, in sparse but true little lines showing them standing by the unmistakable arch of the West Gate - his hands in his pockets, and her arm linked through his. A definitive little depiction of a family, and a place to call home.