Antonio
**"The oni are one of the older races amongst the archipelago, so no surprise from me. A good sign, at least..."**
*Visions of fire flashed in Taito's mind's eye, recalling the hate-fueled glee that a burning city once ignited in her. Even to this day, she despised the decadent and callous attitudes of those nobility, but her resentment had subsided by now. After all, she had lived a lifetime more than a retainer was supposed to. Again she regarded Matime with a pensive look, hoping that the blight of vampirism hadn't spread to these new families.*
**"The gates are beautiful, even from here..."**
Charles
***Eheh.. I know, right? The one thing I'd have to give to that city is how beautiful it is. Not a lot of places in this world can live up to a standard like that."***

*Matime moved her hand in a "Follow me" Motion, starting to head towards the direction of the large kingdom gates. Since there wasn't entirely anything else to discuss, she'd been thinking they would probably go on their separate ways once she entered the city walls.*
Antonio
*The pair passed through the gates, the stark white walls curling far beyond their vision. Guards watched curiously, none making any moves to stop them; the lack of visitors engendering complacency in their patrols. They weren't merchants either, so not goods required inspection. The city itself seemed vast from this entrance, the criss-crossing roads slowly rising up the incline, the numerous buildings all varying in size and altitude. The style had changed little since Taito's last visit, yet she noticed the differences. She rested a hand on the handle of her katana, keeping in pace with Matime as she marveled.*
**"Home again, hm? It's a different atmosphere to the old capital, but it has a charm..."**
Charles
***"I understand the feeling.. Well, I actually think I must be off, now. I have a lot I must discuss with my parents if I want to properly justifying coming back within 5 years.."***

*Matime laughed nervously, turning around after a short walk away from the gates and holding her large, blue hand put towards the woman. She wasn't necessarily a bad woman herself, but she also really truly didn't know what else she was meant to do after the horribly long walk.*
Antonio
*Taito grinned, nodding appreciatively and clasping her hand with vigour.*

**"Aye, good luck young miss! I'll be wandering about for a while, so do say hello if you catch sight. I'm not hard to miss."**
*As she said 'hard to miss', her eyes would glow a brilliant crimson, quickly releasing the hand and turning towards the city interior - waving with her free hand as she ambled into the crowd...*
Charles
*Matime narrowed her eyes a moment as the crimson glow appeared, and as she turned away she let out a rather loud, almost booming laugh. A vampire, huh? There was no mistaking it. She'd fought them before. Fearsome foes, that's for sure..*

*At least she was aware there were some good people in the world still. Or maybe she was being played for a fool.. Either way, she didn't entirely mind. She needed people to talk to anyways.*

*And on that note, she walked off as well, enjoying the memories that may come out of the discussion they had..*