So that was it then. She really didnâ€™t mind leaving her home after all, which meant his mission was indeed a success. It made him feel a lot more at ease knowing that she had no problems with leaving and understood completely. If he were in her shoes he would never want to stay in a place where he was constantly hated and always had to sleep with one eye open so to speak. He would want to get the hell out of there as quickly as possible, he knew, though until now he had a feeling that Shizu had been unable to get this far out of that village. Especially with those dogs from earlierâ€¦ he wondered if she had been chased by them before in an escape attempt. If so then they have obviously caught her. It only made sense since she seemed to be wary about them when they searched for the two while the hid away in the shrine. But they didnâ€™t catch her tonight, now did they? Still in the back of his mind he briefly wondered if they would come back. He looked around for a moment half expecting to see hear hideous snarls, heading into the hotel when he concluded he was just tired. For now he would just be glad that Shizu did not mind leaving; after all it would be a new experience for her and he would do his best to teach her more about this modern world.<br/><br/>He didnâ€™t say anything more, he just grinned faintly with satisfaction, giving a nod of agreement that they were indeed in need of rest. In a way he almost felt stupid for asking if she wanted to leave, but again this country was her home. Leaving a village or a town or city was one thing, leaving a country was another, and even though she had told him he did not need to worry about forcing her to leave he had a feeling it still might be hard. When he first started travelling around when he joined the military, he would not deny that he was rather uncomfortable with the thought of leaving home for however long he was told. Sometimes travelling could be a pain as it really could be sleep depriving and had a tendency to screw up his sleeping when he travelled far across different time zones.<br/><br/>Japan was known greatly for its culture from what he understood and took notice to, not all customs have faded away, and though the modern world has indeed fallen away from old customs some traces of the past remained. The hotel was decorated with old Edo era paintings â€“more than likely, the paintings have been copied from their original pieces, but they still looked like they were from the time. There were also a few of those cat statues with the raised paw and cheerful expression sitting around here and there. Hotels, shops, wherever for the most part. He didnâ€™t remember what they were called or why people kept them around. They were actually somewhat creepy now that he thought of it, though, and whenever there was one in the area he looked away from it subconsciously. He was sure they were something positive, however, and he was certainly not someone who as easily freaked out, but there was just somethingâ€¦ unsettling about those cats; perhaps cats just had that unsettling atmosphere about them sometimes.<br/><br/>Then again, these strange musings about cats could just be another side effect of exhaustion.<br/><br/>His room was on the fourth floor of this hotel building. It was a good thing this hotel had elevators. He wasnâ€™t sure he would be able to go up three flights of stairs in his current state. He has already pushed himself today, maybe a little more than he normally did, so he really could not afford to waste any more energy. He was regretting moving as the pace the two of them had, but he didnâ€™t want their pursuers to catch up. Now that they were in the hotel, probably safe and sound, their pace had been slower, even more so than when they first entered the city.<br/><br/>Usually hotels used keycards to open the room doors, this hotel, however, used regular keys. They were simple keys with a tag with the room number attached to it. Nothing too fancy, and somehow he appreciated it. He took a moment to search his pockets for the key, hitting the light switch as soon as he entered the room.<br/><br/>The room was a typical hotel room design, decorated with various items that suited Japanese culture to fit the countryâ€™s atmosphere like the rest of the hotel. Just like any hotel room there was a television, a desk, and several lamps. Even a lounge char; the chair didnâ€™t quite seem to match the room that much. In the corner of the room, next to the largest lamp, there was a fake plant in the room that he assumed was a replica of a plant native to the country. He wasnâ€™t a nature person, as much as he loved the outdoors, so he really didnâ€™t know what it was. He probably should since he has been told to identify certain plants, but surely if it was an important plant he would have memorized it if not recognized it.<br/><br/>As far as sleeping arrangements went, there was only one bed in the room. Though he had come here by himself he probably should have thought things through a little better before he booked the room and considered the fact that he would be taking her with him. Briefly, he took two of the pillows on the bed and placed them in the center. He did this more out of respect for her than not wanting to share a bed with someone, though in all honestly he actually would rather sleep alone. Since it was only for one night, maybe two, he was not going to voice a word of complaint. Compromise was just another one of those things that the military has taught him, he doesnâ€™t mind sharing every now and then.  â€œI apologize that there is only one bed in the room,â€ he said to her. He had a habit of thinking of others before himself sometimes. â€œI hope that this isâ€¦ alright just for a night or two.â€<br/><br/>He hoped she would be alright with this set upâ€¦ More importantly he was hoping he could get a decent nightâ€™s sleep for himself. He had so much to get done before he could take Shizu back with him. He had to get her a passport, identification, all that sort of stuff. Luckily his connections had helped him as much as they could, but he needed to provide more for them. If he could get a picture of Shizu to them they could easily forge some documents for her and leaving would be easy. However, should they get caught things would not end well. Neither of them would get out, and surely Shizu would be placed in worse trouble than he would. These days security was tight as hell and he has only managed to sneak his way onto a flight onceâ€¦ No, for the sake of clearing his mind, he would put those thoughts aside for now and just get some sleep.