Upon hearing Touka deem her brother unworthy, Kanaka clenched her hands on her knees as she sat there. Kanaka blamed herself for ruining this opportunity for her brother to preserve a spiritual ally. She wanted to get up, point at Touka and call her out for her insolence, but that would only exacerbate the situation. Yet it seemed that Ryuunosuke's calm reply made Touka change her mind. Touka's fire then seemed to diminish even more when her uncle came in. Kanaka chided herself for rushing into things unprepared. She should have asked her uncle for advice first. She was naive and inexperienced.

"Thank you for the silk," Kanaka said, first to Touka for offering it, and then to Ryuunosuke for allocating it to her. Then, to a maid, "Please prepare an offering of salt for Hakurou-dono." Salt was a commodity, and used as a currency in some spheres, so it would not be unusual to give salt as a gift, however, salt was also a common offering given at wolf shrines. Kanaka hoped that such a gift would be appropriate and be an acceptable apology, and would not be taken as condescension.

"Ryuunosuke-oniisama," Kanaka said, turning to her brother, "I apologize if my presence has soured your negotiations. I ask to be excused so that I may reflect on my ignorance and my actions."