My Shinobi

Chapter 22 - The Royal Palace (Pt. 2)

Chapter 22 - The Royal Palace (Pt. 2)

The royal palace...

So he means to say that we are going to be staying at the royal palace? And how is that gonna work? What kind of royalty would want to take in a shinobi and some random foreign common girl?

Not to mention that the "royal palace" translates to "royalty" which also means "very important people". I don't think I would be able to pull off anything having to do with royalty. Most likely I would either embarrass or insult one of them unknowingly.

"Please tell me you're joking." I plead.

Tsubasa shakes his head, "Not at all. I cannot really lie, except for under certain circumstances."

I groan, "Then, why the royal palace? Couldn't you find somewhere less...I don't know...extravagant?"

"Does the royal palace have anything to do with why I am now her protector?" Shirokane-San asks.

That's it! There has to be a reason with why we are going there. Otherwise, a simple family owned inn would have sufficed.

"You are quick, Shirokane. Indeed, there is a reason. Though that will have to wait until later. I cannot tell you what it is just yet."

Oh how fun. I roll my eyes. "So when do we go?" might as well just get it over with.

"We can go now... Or you can wait until it gets dark and encounter a closed gate that will not open until the next day." Tsubasa says.

"I like now. I think now will work just fine." I had a feeling that when he said "you" he literally meant only me. Which I wasn't too fond of figuring things out on my own.

"Well then, let us get going."

Tsubasa lead us through the swarm of people, I'm surprised I didn't get lost. There was always something that managed to get my attention, and I almost got left behind. When I realized they were getting ahead of me, I would get out of my awestruck trance and hurry to catch up to them.

I also wish I could say that we got to the royal palace smoothly, but because of what Sumire did, I was always being stared at. I never thought I would hate being the center of attention this much.

I also asked Tsubasa how were we even going to be able to get into the royal palace. I wasn't of any royalty, and unless they were gonna hire Shirokane-san, I don't think they would be comfortable having a shinobi under their roof.

I wasn't expecting the answer he gave me.

"They are already expecting you" was all he said. I wanted to ask what he meant by that, but Sumire began talking about what kind of fashion style do I prefer.

When we finally made it to the royal palace, we were all immediately greeted by a very tall, strong looking gate. There were also guards on the sides.

"State your name and what business you have with the emperor." the guards spoke in a deep strict voice.

"Tell them your name and that the emperor is expecting you." Tsubasa told me.

I looked at him, "Why do I--?" and then I remembered that other people can't see him. "Right..."

I walked up to the front and looked straight at the gaurd, "My name is Gabriella. All I will tell you about my business with the emperor is that he is already expecting me." I hoped that was good enough.

He looked at me, as if observing. I felt like it lasted for ages, and I began squirming under his gaze. It took forever before he finally spoke, "Are you really Gabriella?"