Arinori Mori, is he a relation of yours?’ ‘I don’t think so. His Mori means woods. Three trees.’ He sketched the character on a scrap of paper. ‘I’m Mo-u -ri, which is the same in English spelling but different for us. Like this.’ ‘Featherworth.’ Thaniel looked up. ‘You’re the Japanese equivalent of Fanshaw.’ ‘It probably used to be woods, with a pretentious drawl. Must you go?’
毛利, pronounced Mōri = Mouri.
