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Ayane gently placed the basket down beside the tree on the outskirts of campus. Normally she would have sought a place with more creatures to listen to her play - but it had been awhile since she had picked up her ruan, and she did not want to risk the shame to her pride if her playing was not spot on. Pulling the blanket out of the basket, she laid it down beneath the tree, then slowly sank down onto it, tucking her feet under her as she rested on her knees, back against the tree.

Calling her ruan took her, she slowly tuned the instrument, taking her time and giving it the sweet and tender care that it deserved. It was an old instrument, but well cared for - having been passed down from mother to daughter for generations untold. Once she was sure the instrument was in tune, she began to play.

Her sigh of relief was almost audible as her playing carried across the air, the sound of the ruan's strings sweet to her ear. She was content, and completely focused in her playing now. Her only regret was there was no one else to hear the beautiful instrument but her.