Welcome to Gaia! ::

Ryu nods and helps her to her feet before he too stands. He keeps an arm around her waist as they walk to the front gate. He calls to the gate keeper "whom approaches?"

((I leave you to decide what's coming to the castle.))

Ryu's own eyes widen some in surprize as well. But in maintaining with propper manner's he says to the Gate Keeper "well don't just stand there, open the gate." The gate keeper nods and moves to get the gate opened. Ryu looks to Lyoko and says "go on inside and have Kitsuna help you into a kimono, My lord and I will meet you inside. ok?"

Ryu greeted his lord with a deep bow and said "welcome my lord, I am honored by your visit" His lord smirked and gave a dimissive wave of his hand "Ah now Ryu-sama, there is no need for such formalities, you know you may call me Iro" Ryu looked to his lord and smiled "of course Iro-dono, its just an old habit of mine."
Iro and his men dismounted, a servent leading the horse and men to there respective quarters. Iro wasn't as tall as Ryu, coming short a foot putting him at six feet. Nor was he as big, but he carried himself with the same air of authority if not more so, as Ryu. "So tell me Ryu, after all this time have you finally found yourself a girl to settle down with?"
Ryu smiles and says "funny your should ask, not long ago I found a rather special girl and I do wish to introduce you to her." Iro smiles and pats Ryu on the back "that's my boy, I knew even you would tire or roaming." They both laugh as they make their way through the garden and to the dinning hall.

Iro sees Lyoko and Kari and bows lightly as she does." So would you be the girl whom has managed to tame my little luck dragon here." he asks with a smirk. Ryu smirks at the use of his old nickname then says "Iro-dono this is Lyoko-chan and her friend Kari-san." Iro smiles and says "a pleasure to meet you both, I hope Ryu-sama has been treating you well."

Iro shrugs and says "a few bandits on the way, but that's hardly a warm up exercise, right Ryu-sama." Ryu smirks and says "maybe if they were ogres. But men laugh and then Iro says "so when is dinner, The journey has been a long one." Ryu says "it will be out shortly, I hope it will be to your liking." Iro gives a dismissive wave of the hand and says "right now I could eat a whole cow raw if need be. Iro then has a seat at the head of the table, Ryu taking up the seat to his left and he gestures for Lyoko to have her usual seat tot he right of Iro. "So Lyoko-chan, tell me a bit about yourself. Ryu is like a son to me, so I like to know of the girl that has won his heart." Iro says with a smile.

Ryu smirked some at how she worded the answer, Iro gave that intrigued look when she mentioned what she was and also smirked, clearly the lord knew his former student well. Iro did arch a brow and looked to Ryu and asked "Tell me what?" Ryu looks to Iro and says "Well, Lyoko and I were planning to wed during the week of your visit, hoping for you to wed us." Iro smiles and says "I would be more then happy to do so." Iro looks to Lyoko and says "and seeing as I see Ryu as a son, I suppose then you'll be as a daughter to me."

Ryu smirks and says "also Lyoko baring not one but two children of mine." Iro looked between the two a few times before giving a joyful shouts and saying "Haha, Ryu that's wonderful news. Lyoko, congradulations, I hope the children will come to see me as their grandfather."

Iro smiles at her compliment and then says "I am actually gonna be checking out some lands just beyond here to see about setting up another trade route so that will be to my favor, I'll be sure to set a messenger falcon to remember this place for you guys to let me know once you've had the children." Ryu smiles to Lyoko, then looks to the servents that come and begin serving dinner.