Yes, sometimes I just sit at the water's edge and soak my feet while I work on sewing projects. It's very calming.

[His happy smile does fade a bit as she brings up blight again, though.]

Well... not if you're careful, no. But I've seen it happen before. Coming into contact with ayakashi can spread blight, as well as when a shinki harbors deep feelings of guilt and doesn't unburden them to their god.