So her grandmother was Japanese. That explained things, however this nation he never heard of had not. That is until she mentioned the year. The numbers meant nothing except that they were using a totally different date system than he was familiar with.

"So you are from the future." He accepted that rather easily. "In my time Japan was experiencing a civil war."

"I was from the land known as Ashina, but it may have been renamed by now." Even if Jill knows her history, Ashina wouldn't exist in her world.

"Their accommodations for we 'moonblessed' make sense. Any alternatives may lead to tensions between us and the rulers. It's just a matter of if their gods are truly the ones who brought us here." As far as he could tell that's what the people who spoke to him believed. So if it wasn't the case it had to be a secret of those in higher stations.

"I was curious of the temperament of this Queen and her entourage." Given the era he was from he wanted to know if another war might be brewing or if the citizens were at all mistreated.