Opus Dei
Hato knew it was his turn to die. So he send Shigo and Yorisan to kill the third wife as quickly as possible. For the strife and blood that the Emperor would not betray was thick in Hato's veins, and he knew only of hate.
Oneko was smart, and pretty, and much too soft-spoken as one who is wiser can never tell for the elders.
Their benefit was to nod sadly during the funeral of the fifteen dead white doves, as the guards who fell quickly grew in stone as ghosts on demand.
Life is harder than you know. I am better than you.