The silenced waned on for a moment, so Hiro let his mind wander. [I]'Maybe he isn't as interesting as I gave him credit. Then again, I did assume he'd have a one track warrior's mind in the beginning. Ah well, I did as I was told. Escorted him around, played nice. . . And I am officially bored. Hmph, I could always just leave him somewhere and go off back to my magic studies.'[/I] His thoughts were deterred when Akito finally spoke up. It was a request he figured would come up eventually. He was just surprised that the request was so soon. However, it did give him the perfect excuse and alibi for his disappearance with his betrothed. It wasn't wrong in Hiro's mind, after all, Akito did mention that he found comfort there. 

"Of course!" The excess enthusiasm in his voice made him clear his throat and stand from his bed. "I bet my father would love to see you train. See if you 'have what it takes', and whatever else he says about it." Hiro waved the words away with his hand and led the way. His pace never rushed. He didn't want to seem too eager to go to the training grounds with Akito. That would have been suspicious. As they walked down another hall, Kaede passed the two. She bowed before the two. 

"Prince Hiro. Sir Akito." She gave a warm smile before glancing down at Hiro's attire. "You know your father doesn't like when you dress like the commoners. He gives you the same speeches over and over. You should definitely try abiding by them, sir." Hiro chuckled and looked down at the kimono he was wearing and then back to Kaede. 

"Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere besides the palace. I'm taking Akito here to the training grounds. I'll change if the circumstances call for it. Oh, Akito, this is Kaede. She is a personal servant of mine. She basically raised me until my father was able to remarry." She bowed again before Hiro nodded to dismiss her. "Back to our original destination." He nodded to Akito and lead the way once more. As they passed a few more servants, they all bowed to the two of them. Hiro didn't think much of it and continued walking, assuming Akito was at his side or at least near him. "It's not too far now." He commented on their extensive trip. The palace was large, so walking to a few places would take some time. 

It was a somewhat a shame that the two had nothing to speak of on their trip. At least, Hiro couldn't think of anything to say that would be of interest. Though anything Akito said or questioned, he didn't hesitate to answer. If he was going to be living in the palace, he needed every bit of knowledge he could get. "Here we are." Hironori slid the door open and gestured for him to go inside, while he stayed at the door. In the prince's eyes, he saw nothing more than a large, plain cream colored room with padded flooring. In one corner there were bamboo swords neatly hung on the wall, low towards the ground. Mantled on the wall was a shining sword with a grey hilt. It didn't hold as much importance as the sword in his father's room, but it held some significance that Hiro never quite understood. . . Unless he forgot in midst of one of his father's 'lessons'. 

"Out the door right across is the way to the training grounds outside. More space and for nice days out, such as this one." He nodded, still in the doorway. He decided not to dart off, being courteous just in case he had any more questions. . . Though, he wasn't very talkative so Hironori wasn't sure that would happen.