Rei nods in calm acceptance as the prince turns down his offer. He is unofended, though he does lament the chance to learn something new. The amusement of such learning would have been quite satisfying, or so he presumed, but it has been denied, and he accepts that without a second thought. He returns the youth's nod with a slow blink and settles into standing and waiting for the boy to finish playing with the hounds. Knowing that simply standing still and watching would look weird to the rest of the staff, humans finding such things odd, he moves over to lean against the corner of the castle closest to the kennels. He is close enough to defend the prince should he need defending, one hand on his dagger while the other goes back to playing with his pocket. The feeling of the rough cloth against his thigh amuses him and he slides it around, messing with the sensation.

His thoughts never leave the prince however, the openness of the area making him a bit vulnerable, however the assassin knows that if he starts trying to interfere with the young man's life, he will likely lose his job. [i]'I can not count the times those in my group would come back, cursing and screaming about losing a job because that insisted that their charges be more careful. It would take a good assassin to get him here however. I will just have to be better'[/i] While never really thinking about it, Rei knows this way of thinking could be taken as arrogant or at least pompous to a point, however he has never lied to himself about his limitations. He knows he has them, he knows he's not the best, however he's also never been tested against any other assassins after taking out the ones who killed his parents, and even after meeting a few others in his years after that, they all fell far below his skills.

The dogs piled atop and curled around his charge draw his attention and once more he wonders what it would be like to be liked by animals, however that thought soon passes as the young man stands and hops over the fence around the kennels. He pushes off the wall, ready to follow him should he be leaving the area, however he grows once more curious as Alessandro fetches a pail of water. As he drops it in with the dogs then turns to approach the fae, Rei drops his hand from his dagger, the closeness giving him plenty of time to draw should he need to. He ignores the eyes staring at him from various places around the grounds, all the servants seeming to have some great interest in this new oddity, and instead focuses on his charge as he drops some information, and instruction, them immediately moves off towards the castle tower.

He listens as the prince tells him about the tower, and uses his own talents to begin assessing the building. [i]'I did not leave the building during my first run through of the palace. I should scope out the grounds more thoroughly tonight. Perhaps, as the prince suggested, I should have him escort me on this venture however. Out here, there are many more factors to take into consideration'[/i] At the foot of the tower a thick door made of hard wood stands open presumably to get a decent breeze moving through it to keep the place fresh. A servant with a broom stops in her cleaning to bow as the prince passes, flinching back as Rei looks to her curiously. He tilts his head, but forgets about her a moment later as they begin ascending the stairs towards the top of the tower. His hands come up, stretching out so that he is touching either side of the stone stairwell. His magic trickles out, unseen, taking in everything, assessing what it can while they move further and further up.