Towako-san was the one who rescued me, but I didn't actually stay with her. She was famous on television, so she was often traveling -- Master Mitsue was the one who took me in upon Towako-san's request.

[ His responsibility for Towako's death will always haunt him, but at least he'd been given enough closure on the matter that he can speak of her like this without issue. Rom nurses his coffee in small sips between the placid explanation. ]

She taught me all of the basics -- what tools to use, when to act and when to feign blind, what to say and how to act. Her methods are a little old-fashioned, but they were more than enough to get me started down my path. Ah, and she gave me my name! It's tradition for a Master to grant their apprentice a working name, you see.