Just getting near royal property was an excercise in itself. Akane struggled to be polite to the guards doing their rather honorable if boring job. The last Demon Slayer of the Kurosawa clan was infamous. Showing them the Demon Bone Dagger and her general dismissive attitude towards them was proof enough. As if trying to get a bad taste out of their mouth they hurriedly opened the gates for her. 

She placed herself in line with the other warriors. Akane was pretty good at essentially sniffing out skill, and what she found was impressive. The women around her smelled of battle. It was rather refreshing to surround herself by women who knew how to handle a blade, but many of them still seemed mundane. Akane stood tall over them confident in her ability to stand out with her sheathed Naginata. What did interest her was the Princess's initial choice. Out of all of them however was the Half Demon. Akane couldn't help, but stare for a few seconds attracted to her beauty. She immediately looked straight ahead silently excited about the prospect of working with her. A strong Half Demon with a large wealth of experience was a challenge she couldn't resist. 

With attractive warriors, demons, and princesses around Akane could only think she was finally getting a reward she deserved