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The clip clopping of the horses hooves where all Rose could hear at the moment, she knew where she was heading and wondered why it never crossed her mind before. She figured it was stress over wondering what the meeting was for that was clouding her judgement and left it at that. She chewed on a bit cheese she had just picked up along the way as her mind went over facts in her head. She was trying to recall terms, racial slurs, past events anything that would turn up while the two nations were 'talking' as they sometimes called it. The trootting of the horse slow down to a stop as she turned a corner and looked up to the the two story building.

Her eyes looked over the building the meeting was going to be in, atleast that she had been inform it was going to be in. There had been a few times when she had been mislead to the wrong place, but that was when she was still just a trainee and was treated with no respect. Times changed and now she was the head of the Silver Arbiters, someone of importance, someone you didn't cross without thinking twice of what might happen. She was confident she had not been mislead this day it was to important of a time to be mislead.

She finished off her cheese and burshed herself off quickly making sure she looked presentable, when she was satisfied she nudged the horse to head toward the building. She took in a deep breathe and sighed as she put on a face of indefference to close now to turn back. She would have to deal with the guards first to get inside the buidling, which wasn't really hard most of the times but was always annoying experience. She prayed to the spirits that the guards were from Labrumn and stupid so she wouldn't have to flare her temper outside the building's gates.

Anastazi, Serefina, and their small retinue approached the building. Anastazi glanced around disinterestedly. He had been in Laburnum many times before, but this would be his first meeting of such high importance to the King.

As they entered the grounds, Anastazi signaled to the rest of the party to dismount as he did. He stood for a moment, looking up at the quiet building, then looked at his sister and grinned.

"Do behave, 'Fina."

Rose sighed as he saw some thug jump a chef, and then walked out a few moments later in his clothes. There was no blood so she was glad the chef hadn't been killed, but frustrated that this place hadn't been sweeped better for riff raff like him. Rose dismounted her horse and walked toward the front gate where the 'chef' was waiting for something. Who knows what it could be, but she was sure it wasn't her so she would be relativly safe. She put a hand near her rapier just incase though and pulled along her horse with the other hand.

She was still in her red uniform but her hair was back into a ponytail to keep it from getting in her face. She smiled to the 'chef' and then looked forward tapping on the gate to get a gaurds attention. She didn't have a chariot or someone to announce her arrival so she had to do it this way. She had left to hastly without thinking and turning back now could cause her to be to late to do anything. She wish she had thought things through instead of coming alone but it was to late for that. Her eyes kept checking for any suden movements by the 'chef' so she could defend herself properly if the need came to be.

A man sporting a silken, deep blue cheongsam with silver lining and a dragon on the back that seemed to frolic and toy with ocean waves walked through the building. Pants of the same hue were silk as well, with what seemed to be black slippers on his feet. Among the other guards, who seemed to have an overabundance of pride and station, this man was more of a silent observer than anything. As such, his eyes missed nothing that they captured within their steel blue gaze, and his mind froze each image into memory as he continued his slow, steady gait through the palace.

Every movement was carefully measured to an exact point, and yet seemed completely random at the same time. If one didn't know any better from the elegant clothing and such, one would mistake the man for just a wealthy backpacker who paid enough to enter the palace and look around.

However, his wanderings had a purpose... he was making his rounds as usual, his senses always alert and ready for the occasion. Lao Fei Zhu had already made one mistake that had cost him his position. He would make it his first priority to regain his station and his honor, and if this were the only way to do so, then so be it.

"Of course brother dear" her cornflower blue eyes twinkling with merriment and mischief as she sashayed up behind her brother as was proper.Her clothing was very western in a appearance tho the fabric that made up her bodice was of silk with a very eastern design on it. Thankfully the men around her never paid more attention to fashion than they had to.

Stazi was the exception to the rule but he also had other things on her mind than her slight faux pax in dress. Most likely none would even notice. She simply brushed a few fingers through her hair, loosening her wimple before adjusting it as she waited for them to be let in, wether by a guard or servant. It was never good business to keep people waiting, esp not when lives could be on the line.

((Crap... sorry about that. sweatdrop ))

Making her way to the meeting, Kadoria was grateful for the brisk walk. It wasn't as if it was a trial or anything, she merely wished to make sure she didn't miss the engagement that the guild had been so kind as to arrange for her. The princesses' package was in the bag and she would see finding a servant after it was all over with to get it back to it's owner. It was after all quite expensive.

She brushed a hand through her long black hair, letting it fall attractively around her shoulders. Something beautiful to look at always meant better tips, her boy guise was after all just if she wanted to blend in for a bit. Tonight she would give a 'show'. Walking forward, her dress, swished around her ankles provoctively but not terribly so. Kadoria looked as if she was what she indeed was, a bard. Her lute was strapped to her back for the moment, tho she didn't require it. She could sing acapella if need be just as well as with an instrument, in fact it was one of her prefferred 'instruments'.

She glanced ahead and saw two nobles as well as a woman in the dress of an arbitor. More and more interesting, it seemed this was a rather important meeting. Kadoria was certain something interesting would come of the whle thing. The nobles seemed as they were want , proud of themselves tho something struck her about the woman, or rather girl. She couldn't have been more than 16 but the man beside her did not seem her husband, more perhaps her brother? It was none of her business really, so she continued on. Intent on finding her place, passing a young man, carrying a vegtable tray, what was he doing here and not entering through the servants entrance?

She shrugged it off and went towards the doors but remained way from the 'blood' as was proper , towards the servants entrance and waited to be allowed in. Simply waiting behind the arbitor. Hoping that this job would pay well enough for her fees and a place to stay for a while without Kadoria worrying about where her next meal would come from.