Now, the Empress had nothing to worry about after using her powers to do her bid.
Since the wrists being bound would prevent her from writing the note she needed to, then she would bind her ankles instead and watch her write.
Shifting her gaze to look upon the face of the Prophetess which was smitten by surprise, she said word for word,
"Shall we begin?"
"Of course," She replied as she went back to concealing her emotions, and then proceeded to sit comfortably on the ground.
Firstly, the Prophetess exercised her arms after having them straightened for several years, before picking up the brush.
"Who would grind the ink?" She asked without looking up.
Empress Himiko snorted. "I knew you would say that, so I had my servants grind the ink early today."
Saying that she squat and emptied the sack completely, to reveal the ground ink.