Oichi likes the sound of that. And she is just about to get up and go with him, when a shift of her leg results in a clanking sound. She immediately stops because she remembered the "promise".

It had been a way of ensuring she didn't leave on her own. The chain which everyone reminded her of every time they left her on her own. 'Remember. As long as you have that, you're not allowed to leave. If you leave, you'll be punished. No one loves someone that breaks a promise.'

She tucks her leg back under her with a rustle of metal being dragged over a wooden floor.

"....Ichi...can't."