Lady Ru stared at Tetsuya as he seemed to have a minor break down over her having any information that he needed.   She could tell he felt strongly about such things and truly was loyal to his lord, still there wasn't really anything she could do without involving herself further in Shima affairs and that was something she wasn't willing to do.  [color=39b54a]"I am sorry I can't be of much more help, but if you'd like to stay here until morning I can have some of my servants collect information from the village, maybe they can point you in the right direction.  If you'd rather just continue your journey now though, I understand and simply hope that you and your lord also understand my position."[/color] She  felt a little bad since it was serious to the Shima people, but Ru had to come first to her.  

From behind Tetsuya, Princess Eri stepped closer and raised her hand to lightly rub the fur on his ear, feeling a little sad herself when she saw how he took the news for a moment.  [color=f49ac2]"It'll be ok, I'm sure you guys will find your relics and everything will be back to normal!" [/color]She said in a cheerful tone. [color=f49ac2]"I'll even send my father a message about it, I'm sure he'll be willing to help out. At the very least some additional scouts to look around, maybe monitor areas where the thieves may try to sell such things."[/color] The princess hoped her words would help some. She didn't know if Shima wanted their help since they always turned down Ryuu's offers for the new nation, but she was confident her father would want to help Shima since it involved an important part of their history.  Rii on the other hand stayed silent, if she cared about what Tetsuya had said she wasn't showing it.  She instead kept her eyes focused on Eri, watching her to make sure she didn't offer anything that would mess up her own purpose and goals.