SHIGEKO'S DOSSIER: Saisho is Bayushi Korechika's wife, and seems to be one of the most singularly sad women in Ryoko Owari. I am not sure why this is; can it be that she is an honorable woman, and is sorry to be married to a criminal? When I have tried (subtly, of course) to gain her confidence, I have been gently spurned. Perhaps she is only sad because her husband neglects her for his workings.
I have heard that she had a daughter she loved very much, and
who died of a sudden illness. Surely, though, even a mother's love
could not make her so sad after such a long time?
On the other hand, when I consider her son Otado, I wonder
if perhaps she is not pining for some distant lover. It would be
ironic indeed for her tricky husband to be unaware of his wife's
entanglement even as he claims an illegitimate child as his own.
But this is speculation - possibly my observations are colored by
my feelings towards Korechika.